Surf Forecasts:
The Cove surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, SE swell with 22 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cove this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Cove in the next 16 days are 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for The Cove over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough one. The next 16 days are looking flat, real flat. There’s just nothing doing. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly rubbish, and every single forecast window is marked as poor surf conditions. The first actual recommendation doesn’t appear until... well, it doesn’t really appear at all. We’re looking at a solid gap of no surf worth a paddle from now through to the 5th of August.
The combined swell energy is weak as dishwater, barely cracking 30 (32) at its best early on, and then it drops into the single digits and teens. That’s just not enough to push a decent wave through. The swell direction is mostly from the SE or ENE, which is not the optimum NNE direction for The Cove.
The water temp is sitting at 86°F with a 2°F anomaly, so it’s a touch warmer than average for this time of year, but nothing wild.
The few moments where the wind goes light and offshore, like on the morning of Sunday the 26th of July with a light W breeze, it’s clean, but the swell is only 1.0ft. You’d be bobbing around on a lake. The same goes for the 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th – clean windows, but the swell is just not there.
There is a tiny bump in energy on the 3rd of August (47), but it’s a short period, cross-onshore mess. The morning of the 4th of August goes glassy with a 2ft S swell, but with a period of only 4 seconds, it’s just a bump. Not a wave.
Bottom line: there’s no standout. Not one. The Cove is a beach and reef setup, but with this kind of weak, short-period chop, it’s more of a kiteboarding session than a surfing one. Keep the board in the car for now.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | ENE 8 |
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 kJ | 25 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM0.81m | 2:43AM0.70m | 3:42PM0.80m | 3:36AM0.66m | 4:38PM0.79m | 4:31AM0.65m | 5:30PM0.80m | 5:24AM0.65m | 6:19PM0.81m | 6:15AM0.67m | 7:05PM0.83m | 7:02AM0.69m | 7:47PM0.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.15m | 9:11AM0.02m | 9:52PM0.18m | 9:59AM0.03m | 10:45PM0.20m | 10:49AM0.04m | 11:38PM0.20m | 11:40AM0.04m | 00:30AM0.19m | 12:29PM0.03m | 1:16AM0.17m | 1:15PM0.02m | 1:59AM0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | S 4 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 4 | — | E 7 | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1598 | 297 | 262 | 1034 | 255 | 255 | 855 | 855 | 351 | 353 | 133 | 133 | 351 | 136 | 136 | 305 | 386 | 306 | 368 | 834 |
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