Surf Forecasts:
Smugglers Cove surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 17 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, WNW swell with 390 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s 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 (Jul 15) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Smugglers Cove in the next 16 days are 0.8m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Smugglers Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
Gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are a bit of a grind. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, choppy, and messy conditions. The first real chance to even think about paddling out doesn't come until Friday morning, July 17th, and even then it’s barely on the radar. From now until then, it’s mostly flat or poor. That’s a few days of nothing.
The standout window, if you can call it that, is a brief period around Monday, July 20th. For Smugglers Cove, the swell bumps up to 5 ft from the WNW. The combined energy is moderate (565), and the real kicker is the wind – on Monday afternoon we get a light offshore breeze from the WSW. That’s a glassy moment for a spot that’s been getting chopped up. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing freaky. The swell direction is a bit off from the optimum (W), but with that offshore wind cleaning it up, it’s the best you’ll get. Keep in mind this is a beginner-friendly break, and it’s fairly consistent, but it can get crowded sometimes.
The rest of the week and into the next two weeks is a battle of cross-shore winds and weak, short-period swell. It’s mostly in the 2 ft to 4 ft range, with periods under 10 seconds, which means weak, crumbly waves. The combined energy stays moderate, but the quality just isn’t there. This is more of a practice session for logs than anything exciting.
A bit of a longer-period swell arrives around Saturday, July 25th, with a 23-second period from the SW, but it’s tiny – only 1 ft. That’s a tease. The energy is moderate (352), but it’s a classic case of a long-period groundswell hitting a beach break, so it’ll likely break too straight. Not worth the paddle for most. The following week has more of the same: small, cross-shore, and marginal.
So, bottom line: if you’re desperate, aim for the afternoon of Monday, July 20th. That’s your one clean shot. The rest of the forecast is a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 18 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 169 | 149 | 188 | 262 | 232 | 290 | 367 | 269 | 346 | 290 | 282 | 243 | 363 | 346 | 322 | 362 | 268 | 211 | 162 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:20AM2.58m | 3:08PM1.93m | 2:12AM2.49m | 3:49PM1.99m | 3:04AM2.32m | 4:30PM2.04m | 3:58AM2.09m | 5:11PM2.08m | 4:54AM1.84m | 5:51PM2.09m | 5:58AM1.60m | 6:33PM2.08m | 7:13AM1.41m | 7:16PM2.07m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.61m | 9:06AM-0.47m | 8:56PM0.54m | 9:50AM-0.40m | 9:52PM0.48m | 10:32AM-0.28m | 10:49PM0.43m | 11:13AM-0.11m | 11:49PM0.39m | 11:52AM0.09m | 00:52AM0.35m | 12:32PM0.30m | 1:58AM0.31m | 1:15PM0.50m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 169 | 149 | 111 | 103 | 107 | 110 | 123 | 114 | 346 | 290 | 250 | 213 | 363 | 346 | 322 | 362 | 268 | 211 | 162 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 54 | 79 | 121 | 188 | 262 | 232 | 290 | 367 | 269 | 263 | 256 | 79 | 243 | 153 | 104 | 147 | 143 | 130 | 122 | 159 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 13 | WNW 20 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 55 | 133 | 74 | 65 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 119 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 211 | 45 | 64 | 104 | 60 | 34 | 55 | 46 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 293 | 992 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 128 | 993 | 22 | 132 | 444 | 22 | 268 | 179 | 0 | 129 | 90 | 90 | 128 | 384 |
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