Surf Forecasts:
Terry s Cove surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Terry s Cove in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore 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 (Jul 31) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terry s Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me be straight with you. This is a tough one.
Lookin’ at the whole 16-day window for Terry's Cove, I gotta be honest – it’s a total flat spell. There's nothing that even gets close to being a proper surf session. The first few days show a bit of swell, but it’s tiny – 1.0ft to 3ft – and mostly from the SW with a weak period of 3 to 6 seconds. That’s just wind chop, not real swell. The combined wave energy is pitiful, barely cracking 60 (weak) at its best, and it’s usually down in the single digits. The wind is a mess too – cross, cross-on, and cross-off – never really giving us a clean, glassy morning that’s worth paddling out for.
The whole forecast is a blank run. You’re lookin’ at a solid 16 days of “poor surf conditions” and scores of 0 out of 10. The only slight glimmer is on the morning of Monday, August 3rd, with 3ft from the SSW and a 6-second period, combined energy of 48 (weak), and a clean cross-off WNW breeze. But even then, it’s surfable but very ordinary. Not enough to get excited about. For a beginner-friendly sandbar like Terry’s Cove, this is pretty normal for the area when the ocean just shuts down.
The water temperature is 86°, which is about average for the time of year – no weird anomaly to talk about.
If you’re desperate, you could go for a paddle on that Monday morning, but honestly, for a proper wave, you’re out of luck. This setup looks more like a floating session than a surfing one. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a tough stretch.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
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 kJ | 3 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 60 | 49 | 28 | 102 | 48 | 29 | 47 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:58PM0.01m | 10:25AM0.27m | 10:46PM0.05m | 10:59AM0.24m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:34AM0.19m | 00:35AM0.15m | 11:00AM0.13m | 3:41PM0.12m | 1:26AM0.20m | 10:34AM0.09m | 5:05PM0.07m | 2:15AM0.26m | 3:04AM0.30m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.01m | 7:01PM0.04m | 7:03PM0.05m | 5:26AM0.09m | 6:57PM0.07m | 1:42AM0.14m | 7:06AM0.09m | 2:34PM0.12m | 3:13AM0.20m | 9:22AM0.08m | 3:09PM0.06m | 3:49PM-0.00m | |||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | — | SW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 31 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 60 | 49 | 28 | 102 | 48 | 29 | 47 | 29 | — | 8 | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1691 | 595 | 1118 | 1717 | 1443 | 1611 | 1095 | 615 | 1667 | 615 | 666 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 0 | 70 | 600 | 594 | 1717 | 595 | 1297 |
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