Terry s Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. I’ve had a good look at what’s coming up for Terry’s Cove, and I’ll be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead.

Right off the bat, looking at the whole 16-day window, there’s pretty much nothing to get excited about. The pattern is flat and, for the most part, this is a write-off for proper surfing. For the next couple of weeks, the swell is barely a whisper, and even when there's a tiny bump, the winds are working against us. There’s a long, frustrating gap of no real surf on offer, stretching for days at a time.

Let’s start with the first few days. From Tuesday the 28th to Thursday the 30th, it’s all about tiny swell – we’re talking 0.7 ft to 1 ft with very short, weak periods from the SSW and SW. The combined energy is just 1 to 14 (weak). That’s barely a ripple. Winds are mostly cross or cross-off, but the size is just not there for a paddle. It’s poor.

Moving into the weekend, Friday the 31st through to Sunday the 2nd of August, we see a slight bump. The swell picks up a little, with heights around 1 ft to 3 ft from the SW and WSW, periods still short at 4–5 seconds. The combined energy climbs into the teens and even hits 79 on the 2nd (still weak to moderate, just barely). However, these days are plagued by risk of thunderstorms and fresh cross-shore winds, making any of that small, weak swell messy and lumpy. It’s not surfable quality for a sandbar like this.

From Monday the 3rd of August right through to the end of the forecast window on Wednesday the 12th, it’s back to tiny, inconsistent 0.3 ft to 2 ft swell with combined energy values mostly under 10 (weak). The only real standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Tuesday the 11th of August. We get a glassy, dead-calm morning with a long-period 0.3 ft pulse from the south (11 seconds). Even then, the swell is so weak (combined energy of 3) that you'd be hard-pressed to ride anything. That long period, glassy conditions, and tiny south swell might see an incredibly rare and inconsistent wave at the sandbar, but that’s a big if.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there’s not a single session I’d recommend paddling out for. The water temp is a warm 86°F, about average for this time of year, but that’s the only good news. For most of this period, especially with the onshore winds and tiny chop, the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than for someone with a paddle board.

Keep the board in the car, mate. This one’s a drought.

- Rusty

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