Terry s Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about this stretch. Let’s be honest, it’s a tough one. Over the next 16 days, the surf situation at Terry’s Cove is pretty flat. There’s a real dry spell here, with almost nothing worth paddling out for. The first few days are a write-off, with tiny waves and poor conditions. The energy is weak, and the wind is mostly wrong. It’s not until the very end of the period that we see a glimmer of hope.

Starting Monday, August 3rd, we’ve got absolutely tiny surf. Swell is a pathetic 1 ft from the SSE with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is just 8, which is barely a ripple. The wind is cross-off, so the surface is clean, but there’s zero push. No point even looking at it.

Tuesday and Wednesday are the same story. Swell stays under 1 ft, period is short, and the wind turns cross or cross-on, making it choppy and messy. The energy is in the single digits. Thursday, August 6th, is basically a flat day, with no measurable swell and onshore wind. It’s dead.

The whole first week pretty much is a blank. The numbers stay low. The swell height barely cracks 2 ft, and the period never gets long enough to hold any shape. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-on, so what little bump there is gets chopped up. The combined energy finally climbs into the low 20s on Saturday, August 8th, but that’s still weak, and the wind is onshore. It’s just not surfable.

The second week doesn’t offer much more. The swell remains tiny, mostly under 1 ft, with short periods and poor wind. The energy is low, and the conditions are generally messy. There’s a little bit of a pulse on the 17th, with a 1 ft swell from the WSW and a cleaner cross-off wind in the morning, but the period is only 4 seconds, so it’ll be weak and gutless. The combined energy is 11, still weak.

The best of the whole run, if you can call it that, is the morning of Monday, August 17th. The wind is light WNW at 6 mph, blowing cross-off, which makes the surface glassy. The swell is 1 ft from the WSW, but it’s a short period. The combined energy is 11. It’s the only session where the conditions are clean, but the waves are still tiny and gentle. For a beginner, it might be a chance to bob around, but don’t expect any real rides.

After that, it fades again. By Tuesday, August 18th, the swell is down to 0.3 ft. The wind is light and cross-off, so it’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

So, overall, this is a tough outlook. There’s a long gap of flat, poor surf from the start until the middle of the second week. The only standout is that Monday morning, August 17th, with clean conditions and a tiny bit of swell. It’s not a classic, but it’s the best you’ll get. The water temperature anomaly is about average for this time of year. No crowds to worry about because nobody’s out. Keep your expectations really low, or just save the wax for another time.

Rusty.

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