Surf Forecasts:
Smugglers Cove surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 5 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, NW swell with 274 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Smugglers Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Smugglers Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Smugglers Cove in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Smugglers Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. I’m not gonna lie, the next couple of weeks at Smugglers Cove look pretty grim. We've got a lot of small, weak, and choppy surf on the menu. The first real pulse of anything rideable doesn’t show until the 4th of August, and even that’s a bit of a mess.
Water temp is right around 60.4°F, which is about average for this time of year, so you won’t be freezing out there.
The 4th of August has the biggest swell of the early period, with about 4.3ft of mostly NW wind-swell, but the onshore wind is going to have it all over the place. It’s a poor surf day, plain and simple. The next couple of days tick over with similar, weak, short-period NW swell, but the winds stay cross or cross-onshore, keeping things lumpy. There’s a bit of a pulse on the 5th and 6th, but it’s all pretty junky.
From the 7th through the 12th, the swell drops right out. We’re talking knee-high slop, with the odd long-period pulse from the SW showing up on the 9th and 11th, but it’s just not enough energy to do anything with at this beach break. The combined energy is weak. You’re looking at a long stretch of flat, frustrating days. The 13th brings a bit more size back, around 4ft, but the wind is still not your friend, and the quality is poor.
The 16th and 17th have some similar sized, short-period swell, but again, it’s all cross-shore wind and poor surf. The best looking window is the 19th of August. We finally get a proper pulse of longer-period W groundswell, with energy jumping up significantly, and the wind goes light and variable, even switching offshore for the morning. This is the standout of the whole period. It’s still not huge, around 3ft, but that long period and clean conditions will make it the best surf we’ve seen in a while. It’s coming in from the west, which is good for this spot, but it’s a week and a half away, so treat it as promising, not guaranteed.
Bottom line: the next two weeks are mostly about watching and waiting. The 19th is your only real shot at something worthwhile. Keep the board waxed for that one.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 12 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 125 | 213 | 274 | 208 | 173 | 159 | 107 | 75 | 67 | 61 | 39 | 45 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 48 | 29 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:33PM2.14m | 6:19AM1.48m | 6:15PM2.19m | 7:46AM1.39m | 7:07PM2.23m | 9:24AM1.39m | 8:10PM2.27m | 10:47AM1.48m | 9:18PM2.33m | 11:48AM1.60m | 10:25PM2.41m | 12:36PM1.73m | 11:26PM2.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.27m | 12:18PM0.51m | 2:06AM0.18m | 1:08PM0.66m | 3:19AM0.08m | 2:15PM0.77m | 4:30AM-0.04m | 3:37PM0.81m | 5:33AM-0.16m | 4:56PM0.78m | 6:28AM-0.26m | 6:03PM0.69m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 13 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | W 10 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 125 | 213 | 274 | 208 | 173 | 159 | 107 | 75 | 42 | 61 | 36 | 45 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 48 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | W 12 | SW 14 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 61 | 42 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 49 | 45 | 23 | 24 | 57 | 19 | 37 | 28 | 24 | 33 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | W 12 | WNW 8 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 57 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 23 | 38 | 22 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | 38 | — | — | 38 | — | 18 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 113 | 57 | 267 | 0 | 128 | 179 | 0 | 57 | 444 | 58 | 444 | 993 | 0 | 57 | 639 | 0 | 57 | 993 | 0 |
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