Surf Forecasts:
Terry s Cove surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, ESE swell with 91 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Terry s Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you right off the bat. I’ve looked over the next sixteen days for Terry’s Cove, and to be honest, it’s a pretty heartbreaking run. This sandbar setup just isn’t catching anything worth paddling for. There are zero standouts in this whole outlook. Every single day is marked with poor surf conditions, and the scores back that up entirely.
Right from the start, we’ve got nothing. The first recommendation is a no-go. The entire first week, from Thursday the 10th of September right through, it’s a drought. For days on end, we’re looking at swell heights barely a ripple, with weak combined energies of just 3 or less. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, chopping up what little bump there is. The water temperature is sitting at 86°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year given the anomaly of 3°F, but you won’t feel it surfing because you won’t be in the water.
Even when we get into the second week, there’s no relief. The biggest pulse we see is on Thursday the 17th of September, where the swell height bumps up to 4 ft from the ESE. The combined energy reaches 133 (moderate) there, but the period is a short 6 seconds. That’s windswell, and with a light cross-onshore wind from the SSW, it’s going to be a lumpy, messy affair at this exposed sandbar. It won’t be surfable, just choppy whitewater. Terry’s Cove needs a clean, dedicated swell to work, and it just isn’t getting one here. The crowds are sometimes an issue, but trust me, nobody will be out there.
We see a couple of glassy or clean moments, like the morning of the 20th of September with glassy conditions and a light northerly, but the swell is a pathetic 0.3 ft. Same story on the 23rd; flat calm, but flat. There’s simply no wave energy to ride. A blank run like this is tough but not completely unheard of for this area.
Hang in there, but leave the board in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 10 | S 4 | S 9 | SSW 3 | — | S 5 | SE 4 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:19PM0.12m | 11:39AM0.20m | 11:52PM0.16m | 12:40PM0.16m | 10:07PM0.19m | 1:45PM0.12m | 10:36PM0.23m | 8:26AM0.05m | 2:49PM0.09m | 11:12PM0.26m | 11:54PM0.27m | 00:43AM0.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.07m | 3:42AM0.08m | 5:01PM0.11m | 5:09AM0.06m | 4:47PM0.12m | 11:07PM0.19m | 6:14AM0.05m | 3:37PM0.11m | 00:34AM0.22m | 7:10AM0.04m | 3:54PM0.09m | 12:46PM0.02m | 1:39PM-0.00m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | SW 4 | S 11 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SE 4 | S 9 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 9 | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 741 | 1717 | 615 | 615 | 1717 | 615 | 595 | 1002 | 594 | 594 | 1623 | 594 | 1672 | 1717 | 1717 | 1672 | 1774 | 1108 | 1140 |
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