Surf Forecasts:
Terry s Cove surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, ESE swell with 109 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 16 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Terry s Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Terry s Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Terry s Cove in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Friday (Sep 18) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terry s Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a grim start. For the first ten or eleven days, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing – flat spells and poor conditions that aren’t worth paddling out for. You’re better off leaving the boards in the car and grabbing a cold one. There’s a stretch from now all the way through to the morning of the 25th of September with basically no surf to speak of. The water is a warm 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but it won’t do you any good when there’s no swell.
Things start to flicker to life on the morning of Friday the 25th at Terry’s Cove (sandbar). We’ve got a clean 2 ft easterly swell with a short period of just 4 seconds, and light offshore winds from the NNW. The energy is weak at only 8 units. It’s small, but it’s clean. That afternoon, the swell bumps up a bit to 3 ft from the east, still with that short 4-second period, but now with a moderate offshore breeze from the NW. The combined energy is still moderate at 34 units. It’s surfable, but it’s far from special.
The real standout, and the only one worth circling on the calendar, is the morning of Saturday the 26th of September. Terry’s Cove will have a clean 3 ft swell from the ESE, with a period of 6 seconds. The wind is light offshore from the north, giving us gentle offshore and clean conditions. The combined energy hits moderate at 60 units. It’s not huge, but it’s the best we’ve seen by a long shot. The afternoon holds similar size and clean conditions, with a moderate offshore from the NW and combined energy of 72 units. For a beginner-friendly sandbar, this is your window. Expect crowds sometimes.
After that, Sunday the 27th holds onto some clean 3 ft ESE swell, but the energy drops off into the week, and by Monday the 28th, the conditions turn poor again with messy cross-shore winds. This little window shuts as quickly as it opened.
So to sum it up: don’t bother until the 25th. The morning of Saturday the 26th is the pick of the fortnight – small but clean, with offshore winds and that moderate energy making it worth a session if you’re keen for a paddle.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 99 | 51 | 71 | 53 | 27 | 42 | 51 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:26AM0.05m | 2:49PM0.09m | 11:12PM0.26m | 11:54PM0.27m | 00:43AM0.28m | 1:37AM0.28m | 2:31AM0.27m | 3:24AM0.27m | 6:11AM0.25m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.04m | 3:54PM0.09m | 12:46PM0.02m | 1:39PM-0.00m | 2:36PM-0.02m | 3:33PM-0.03m | 4:26PM-0.03m | 5:33AM0.25m | 5:13PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 99 | — | 52 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 3 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | 51 | 71 | 53 | 1 | 42 | 51 | 23 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1118 | 1775 | 866 | 866 | 961 | 1568 | 1774 | 95 | 961 | 1187 | 981 | 130 | 95 | 1273 | 1717 | 1384 | 1384 | 1280 | 1033 | 2002 | 615 |
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