Surf Forecasts:
The Cove surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, NE swell with 65 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 2AM. 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 (Jul 09) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for The Cove over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's looking pretty flat and messy for the foreseeable future. We've got a long stretch ahead with absolutely no surf worth paddling out for. From now through to about the 17th of July, it's pretty much a write-off. The best part of the next two weeks is just a whole lot of nothing. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, and the combined energy of all swells directed here is really weak, mostly between 8 and 74 – that's barely a ripple. The water temp is about average for this time of year, but you won't be in it long enough to care.
The first real glimmer of anything comes right at the tail end of the period. Nothing to get excited about now, but keep an eye on the 18th of July. Still, it's a long way out so don't book the day off work just yet.
It's one of those blank runs where the forecast is what it is. It doesn't stay this poor forever, but for now, it's a solid "no" from me.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ENE 9 |
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 kJ | 65 | 41 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52PM0.85m | 11:01AM0.70m | 11:29PM0.84m | 11:45AM0.71m | 00:07AM0.82m | 12:30PM0.73m | 00:46AM0.80m | 1:19PM0.76m | 1:28AM0.77m | 2:13PM0.80m | 2:17AM0.76m | 3:12PM0.84m | 3:13AM0.74m | 4:15PM0.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.09m | 4:56PM0.04m | 5:38AM0.07m | 5:42PM0.06m | 6:21AM0.05m | 6:33PM0.09m | 7:05AM0.02m | 7:28PM0.10m | 7:52AM-0.02m | 8:25PM0.11m | 8:42AM-0.05m | 9:25PM0.11m | 9:36AM-0.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | 8:16 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 |
mm | — | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 4 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 41 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 5 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 6 | — | ESE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | — | 10 | 6 | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1044 | 26 | 375 | 136 | 375 | 834 | 834 | 1007 | 1219 | 351 | 959 | 1596 | 404 | 763 | 1320 | 137 | 288 | 353 | 130 | 136 | 1727 |
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