Terry s Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey crew, Rusty here, sizing up the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s looking like a real flat spell. The wave energy is just missing, so don’t get your hopes up.

We’re looking at Terry’s Cove. Water temp is about where it should be for this time of year. The outlook kicks off on Monday, July 27th, but it’s a quiet start. We’ve got a 1ft swell from the SW with a short 5-second period and weak energy (3). The wind is a light offshore from the NW, so the surface will be clean. It’s a tiny, gutless wave for a longboard. The afternoon turns to a cross-shore wind and gets messy.

Tuesday the 28th is the same story. Swell is 1ft to 1ft, with light cross-offshore wind in the morning keeping it tidy. The energy is still pathetic (2-3). There’s barely a ripple.

Wednesday the 29th shows a tiny bump in the afternoon, with the swell hitting 2ft from the WSW and energy picking up to 11. Still, the period is short (4 seconds) and the wind is cross-offshore, so it’s choppy junk.

The rest of the first week into the end of July is a total zero. Swells stay under 3ft, periods are short, and the wind keeps messing things up. The energy values are all in the teens or single digits.

We roll into the first week of August, and it’s still quiet. By Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd, the swell tries to hit 3ft to 3ft, but the wind is a fresh cross-shore mess, and the period is 5 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (36-40), but with that wind, it’s unsurfable. This setup is better for kite surfing than paddling.

The most promising window is Wednesday the 5th of August. The morning shows a 2ft swell from the SW, combined energy of 26, and a clean cross-offshore wind from the NW. The period is still short at 4 seconds, so the waves will be weak and fat, but for Terry’s Cove, that’s the best of a bad bunch. It’s a soft, small wave for a beginner.

Then we hit another gap. The 6th and 7th are tiny again. The 8th and 9th are flat with onshore wind. There’s a long gap of a few days with no real surf.

The very last day of the forecast, Tuesday the 11th of August, is a curiosity. The morning shows a 1ft swell from the SSE with a 6-second period, and energy of 11. But the key detail is the wind: glassy. That’s a rare, dead-calm morning. It’s still tiny, but if you’ve got a longboard and want the most peaceful paddle of your life, that’s your window. The swell is too small to call it a surf, but the conditions will be pristine.

Overall, there’s no standout. The cleanest, most surfable window is the morning of Wednesday the 5th of August, but even that is a long way off and very small. If you’re a beginner looking for a little push, that’s your best bet. Don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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