Surf Forecasts:
The Cove surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, ESE swell with 66 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 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) 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 0.5m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a seat. Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you – it’s looking flat and pretty bleak around The Cove for a good long stretch. We’ve got a solid gap of nothing worth paddling out for, basically from now all the way through to the start of the second week of September. The first sign of any real hope doesn’t pop up until Monday the 14th of September, and even that’s a stretch. Let’s break it down.
For the next couple of weeks, we're stuck with tiny, weak swell. The wave energy is pathetic, barely registering numbers in the teens and twenties. For example, Sunday the 30th of August morning has a combined energy of only 29 – that’s weak, and it’s coming from the ENE at a tiny 1.0ft with a short, jumbled period of 7 seconds. Wind is onshore from the ESE, so it’s messy. Every single day after that looks the same: tiny slop, poor surf conditions, and not a single ride worth mentioning. The energy stays below 100 the whole time. Tuesday the 2nd of September morning hits 41, but it’s still just 1.0ft and onshore. Thursday the 3rd of September morning shows a slight bump to 4ft, but the period is a dismal 5 seconds – that’s pure windslop, not a real wave. The energy climbs to 90, but with a cross-onshore wind from the SE, it’s choppy and unsurfable.
The period from the 4th of September right through to the 13th of September is a write-off. We’re looking at wave heights mostly between 0.3ft and 2ft, with combined energy sinking back to 6 or 7. A few mornings on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of September have a light cross-shore wind from the SSE, and the 10th of September morning has an onshore wind from the ESE, but the swell is so tiny it’s pointless. Even the glassy conditions on the 11th and 12th of September mornings (zero wind and clear skies) can’t save it – the swell is a meagre 0.7ft. It’s lake-like.
The only real standout – and I use that term loosely – is the very end of the forecast, Monday the 14th of September morning. The swell jumps up to 3ft from the NE, with a period of 6 seconds and combined energy of 73. It’s still a poor surf conditions call because the wind is onshore from the ENE at 10 mph. This is the best of a bad bunch, but it’s small, short-period junk. For a break like The Cove that’s fairly exposed from the NNE, this swell direction (NE) is not ideal. The water temperature anomaly comes up as “-” so it’s pretty average for the time of year, nothing to worry about. If you’re desperate, you could go for a paddle on that Monday morning, but don’t expect any quality.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
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 kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 66 | 51 | 46 | 27 | 14 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:45PM0.94m | 10:10AM0.96m | 10:24PM0.93m | 10:54AM0.98m | 11:04PM0.91m | 11:41AM0.98m | 11:49PM0.88m | 12:33PM0.98m | 00:39AM0.86m | 1:30PM0.97m | 1:36AM0.84m | 2:35PM0.96m | 2:42AM0.83m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.03m | 4:12PM0.09m | 4:27AM0.02m | 4:58PM0.12m | 5:11AM0.02m | 5:49PM0.16m | 6:01AM0.03m | 6:47PM0.19m | 6:57AM0.04m | 7:51PM0.21m | 8:00AM0.05m | 8:55PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ENE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | — | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 18 | — | 3 | 28 | 66 | 51 | 46 | 27 | 14 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 834 | 834 | 1699 | 834 | 353 | 834 | 262 | 959 | 1609 | 595 | 195 | 1438 | 595 | 353 | 834 | 227 | 421 | 1573 | 351 |
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