Terry s Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve combed through the whole 16-day window for Terry’s Cove, and I gotta level with you – it’s a rough patch. The first surf that’s even worth a mention doesn’t show up until Monday, July 20th, and even then, it’s a skinny start. There’s a solid gap before we get anything that gets a paddler excited.

The first real look of the period is on Monday, July 20th. The morning is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNE at 12 mph. Swell is tiny, though – only 2 ft coming from the SE with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak, just 18, so it’s going to be gutless. The afternoon goes cross-onshore with ESE winds, making it choppy and even less inviting. Not a standout.

Tuesday, July 21st gets a little bump in size to 3 ft from the SE, but the wind is a mess. Fresh to strong breeze from the ENE with cross-shore chop and lumpy conditions. The energy is still weak at 88, and it’s just not fun. The risk of thunderstorms doesn’t help.

Wednesday, July 22nd is the only day that shows a little spike in the numbers. The morning has 3 ft from the S with a period of 7 seconds, but the wind is screaming onshore from the SSE at 25 mph. The combined energy is moderate at 107, but it’ll be a battle. The afternoon drops off again. This is the closest we get to a “maybe” but it’s blown out.

Thursday, July 23rd through Sunday, July 27th are all similar stories: small, weak swells between 1 ft and 3 ft, short periods, and mostly cross-off or cross-onshore winds that keep the surface messy. The best mornings are clean, but there’s just no power in the water. The energy values rarely break 62, and most are in the teens or single digits. This is not surfable in any meaningful way.

Monday, July 28th offers a tiny glimmer. The morning is clean with a cross-offshore breeze from the W at 16 mph, and the swell is 3 ft from the WSW, period 5 seconds. It’s short period and weak, but the energy is 38 – still poor. It’s a very small window for a beginner on a longboard if they’re desperate.

Everything from Tuesday, July 29th all the way to Tuesday, August 4th is a flat-line. Swells between 1.0 ft and 3 ft, periods of 4 to 6 seconds, and energy values that barely tickle. The winds are light or cross-off in the mornings, so it’s clean, but you’re looking at ankle-biters.

There is no standout in this 16-day outlook. The only day that even registers a moderate energy is Wednesday, July 22nd, but the onshore gale ruins it. For a beginner-friendly sandbar like Terry’s Cove, you need small, clean, and weak, and even that’s not lining up.

Water temperature is average for the time of year, so no worries there.

Honestly, this is a blank run. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, it’s a bummer, but it happens. Kite surfers might have a better time on the windier days, but for paddle surfing, I’d hang the board up and clean the wax off for a couple weeks.

Rusty

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