Surf Forecasts:
Terry s Cove surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period, SSE swell with 21 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 0.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terry s Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for Terry’s Cove is a tough one. We’re looking at a 16-day window, and honestly, there’s hardly a wave worth paddling for. The whole period is a write-off for surf, with no real swell to speak of and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds messing up what little bump there is. You’ll see a gap of clean air from the start right through to the end – no decent surf on offer at all.
The first few days, from Friday afternoon the 7th of August, we’ve got a tiny 1ft swell from the SE with a period of just 3 seconds – that’s pure wind chop, no energy behind it (combined energy is only 5). The water temp is a warm 86°F, about average for this time of year, but you won’t care about that when you’re sitting on a flat, bumpy ocean. The wind is onshore and pushing 12 mph, making it messy. Saturday the 8th morning is a touch cleaner with a light NE breeze at 3 mph, but the swell is still a pathetic 1ft with a 5-second period. It’s just not surfable.
Sunday the 9th through to the end of the second week, the swell drops to 0.3ft or 0.7ft, with periods barely reaching 5 or 6 seconds, and the combined energy never gets above 22. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, from the S, SSW, or SSE, keeping it choppy and poor. A few mornings like the 14th and 17th of August show a cross-off breeze from the W, which cleans things up, but with only 0.7ft to 1ft of swell and no push, it’s still a flat, glassy lake. There’s just nothing to get excited about.
The last few days, from the 19th of August onward, the swell disappears entirely – zeros across the board. The wind tries to blow from the NW or WNW on a couple of mornings, but with no waves, it’s irrelevant. This is a blank run, plain and simple. For this area, it’s not unusual to have long stretches of nothing, but it’s still a bummer. The setup here is a sandbar, so when there’s even a little swell, it can be okay for beginners, but right now, it’s a flat spell for kite surfers, not paddle surfers. I’d say keep an eye on the longer range, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:05AM0.35m | 8:07AM0.37m | 9:02AM0.38m | 9:54AM0.37m | 10:45AM0.34m | 00:40AM0.04m | 11:38AM0.29m | 00:58AM0.08m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM-0.09m | 6:25AM0.35m | 5:54PM-0.12m | 6:34PM-0.12m | 7:12PM-0.11m | 7:41PM-0.07m | 7:47PM-0.02m | 7:59PM0.03m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 3 | — | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 992 | 629 | 1280 | 594 | 594 | 1632 | 595 | 594 | 1187 | 637 | 864 | 1717 | 915 | 1019 | 1605 | 864 | 1016 | 1717 | 669 | 1129 |
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