Surf Forecasts:
Terry s Cove surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period, SW swell with 5 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Terry s Cove this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Terry s Cove in the next 16 days are 0.4m 4s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terry s Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.
Well, I gotta be straight with you—this is a tough one. We’re looking at a 16-day window, and the honest truth is there’s practically nothing to get excited about. The entire run is a bust. We’ve got a massive gap from the start right through to the end with no real surf to speak of. The few tiny bumps that show up are all labelled “poor surf conditions,” and that’s exactly what they are.
The only spot on the radar is Terry’s Cove, a sandbar setup that’s fairly consistent, but it’s not doing us any favours this time. The water’s sitting at 86°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only interesting thing here.
Let’s break it down. We start off Friday the 4th with a tiny 0.7ft, 4-second windswell from the ESE, but a cross-shore wind and risk of thunderstorms make it a total write-off. Saturday the 5th? The swell completely flatlines. Sunday the 6th morning looks glassy with a slight offshore, but we’re still stuck with a pathetic 0.7ft, 3-second wave. It’s barely a ripple. The whole first week is a repetitive cycle of tiny, short-period swell and messy onshore or cross-shore winds. The combined energy figures are all in the low single digits or just 0—that’s as weak as it gets.
Into the second week, things don’t improve. Monday the 14th of September eventually sees the swell bump up to 2ft from the ESE, but with a period of just 4 seconds and a moderate cross-onshore wind making it choppy, it’s not worth a paddle. The energy creeps up to 15, but that’s still weak and the quality is poor. The rest of the week is more of the same: tiny, short-period slop with onshore winds.
The only glimmer comes on Saturday the 19th of September morning. There’s a clean, light offshore wind from the NNW, but the swell is a measly 0.3ft from the SE. The waves just aren’t there. With the combined energy at a 1, it’s a complete flat spell.
For a break that’s a sandbar and fairly consistent, this is a real bummer. But it happens. The forecasts can always change, so don’t lose hope entirely. As it stands, I’d say there’s more chance of a good kite session than a surfable wave, given the onshore chop and tiny swell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
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 kJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32AM0.34m | 4:39AM0.33m | 8:00AM0.33m | 8:58AM0.32m | 9:51AM0.29m | 10:51PM0.08m | 10:43AM0.25m | 11:19PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM-0.08m | 4:49PM-0.10m | 5:43AM0.33m | 5:36PM-0.09m | 6:17PM-0.07m | 6:50PM-0.03m | 6:46PM0.02m | 00:38AM0.07m | 6:41PM0.07m | 3:42AM0.08m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SW 2 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1717 | 595 | 1049 | 1384 | 1243 | 1118 | 1118 | 1530 | 1118 | 1118 | 866 | 717 | 866 | 615 | 625 | 1273 | 594 | 600 | 1162 | 737 | 1095 |
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