Smugglers Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Smugglers Cove.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with ya – the next 16 days are a real struggle for surf. There’s no clean, rideable surf on the table until August 24th. That’s a solid two-week wait with nothing but small, choppy junk and cross-winds to look at. Water temp is sitting around 57°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a good suit.

From August 10th through the 23rd, forget it. We’ve got tiny swell – mostly 1ft to 1ft – coming from the SW or WNW, with periods all over the place but mostly weak and short. The winds are cross or cross-onshore, and the combined energy stays under 300 most days. Thursday the 13th shows a bump to 4ft in the morning, but the period is only 7 seconds and it’s cross-onshore, messy. The energy reads 251, but the comment says poor. Friday the 14th has a glassy morning with 4ft and onshore WSW winds at just 3 mph, but again the period is short (7 seconds) and the comment says marginal. It’s not worth paddling out for.

Then, we get a glimmer. Monday the 24th of August, afternoon. This is the standout. Smugglers Cove finally sees some glassy conditions – wind goes SW at just 3 mph and the wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” The swell is 4ft from the NW, period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 324. That’s moderate energy, and with the water going glassy, it’ll be clean. The swell is a bit small, but for a beginner spot that’s fairly consistent, and given the crowd is only sometimes an issue, this is your best window. Swell direction from NW isn’t the optimum W, but with the glass, it’s worth a look.

The rest of the 25th is back to small, marginal stuff with cross-onshore winds. So really, you’ve got one shot: Monday arvo, the 24th. Don’t hold your breath for anything else.

Rusty.

Read more