Surf Forecasts:
Terry s Cove surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SW swell with 31 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Terry s Cove this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Terry s Cove in the next 16 days are 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terry s Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break this down. Terry’s Cove is a sandbar, beginner-friendly, fairly consistent spot, but over this 16-day stretch it’s mostly a flat, frustrating picture. The first week is a total write-off—tiny, weak, and messy. Then on Sunday the 26th we finally get a pulse, but it’s a one-off, and after that it’s back to the same old story. Let’s walk through it.
We start now, Sunday the 19th—nothing. Monday the 20th? Nothing. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday—all poor. That’s a solid seven days of barely a ripple. The swell is tiny, period is short, wind is mostly cross or onshore, and the energy numbers are pathetic (2 to 24, all weak). Honestly, this kind of blank run is pretty normal for a sandbar that needs a decent SSE swell, and we’re just not getting it.
Then on Sunday morning the 26th, things shift. We get a 3 ft swell from the SSW, period just 5 seconds, so it’s short-period windswell, not a groundswell. But the wind is offshore from the NNW at 9 mph, and the conditions are clean. The combined energy hits 42 (weak, but the highest of the whole window). The surf is surfable but very ordinary—the score is a 1 out of 10, so don’t expect magic. It’s a beginner wave, though, so for a learner or someone just wanting to get wet, it’ll be okay. The crowd can be around sometimes, but with this quality, it won’t be packed.
After that, it’s back to tiny and poor for the rest of the period. Monday the 27th through to Monday the 3rd of August—all poor surf conditions, energy dribbling down to single digits, and winds mostly cross or cross-off. There’s a session on Wednesday the 29th morning with a 2 ft SW swell and clean cross-off wind, but the energy is still weak (24) and the period is 5 seconds. Not worth getting excited about.
So the standout, if you can call it that, is Sunday the 26th morning. It’s the only real window. Everything else is a bust. If you’re a beginner and you’re desperate, that’s your shot. Otherwise, give it a miss. The forecasts could change, but for now, it’s slim pickings.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06AM0.14m | 3:38PM0.13m | 4:18AM0.19m | 4:46PM0.07m | 4:59AM0.22m | 3:33AM0.24m | 5:46AM0.25m | 4:01AM0.26m | 4:48AM0.27m | 8:18AM0.30m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.12m | 2:10PM0.12m | 3:04PM0.06m | 3:55PM0.02m | 3:45AM0.24m | 4:42PM-0.02m | 4:54AM0.26m | 5:25PM-0.05m | 5:38AM0.27m | 6:06PM-0.07m | 6:46PM-0.08m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 10 | S 6 | SW 5 | S 10 | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | W 5 | S 11 | — | SW 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | E 4 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 11 | 13 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1443 | 595 | 615 | 1276 | 593 | 1672 | 1717 | 593 | 615 | 1297 | 593 | 593 | 1140 | 593 | 595 | 657 | 593 | 594 | 594 | 594 | 595 |
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