Surf Forecasts:
The Cove surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, NE swell with 245 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 5PM. 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 Friday (Sep 04) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for The Cove.
Honestly, mate, I'm looking at a pretty grim stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is one big gap, with no decent surf on offer. It's a flat spell, plain and simple. The water is sitting at 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only thing going for it.
There's a few tiny pulses of energy, but nothing that’ll get you out of bed. Early on, Thursday the 3rd, we have a 1.0ft ESE swell with a 9-second period, wind is light and cross, and the combined energy is a weak 29. It's a write-off. Friday the 4th is even worse, with a 2ft swell but a terrible 4-second period, making it a total close-out. The whole first week is a mess of onshore winds and small, weak windswell.
We do see a bit more energy around the 9th of September, with a 3ft NE swell and a 10-second period, pushing the combined energy to 207. But the wind is onshore from the east at 9 mph, and the surf quality is still marked as poor. It's just not going to be clean. The 10th of September is similar, with a 3ft NE swell and 164 energy, but again, onshore winds ruin it.
The rest of the run is more of the same. Small, short-period swells with onshore winds. The combined energy barely gets into the double digits for most of the second week. There's a little spike on the 17th of September with a 3ft NE swell and 94 energy, but the 7-second period and onshore wind mean it's a choppy mess.
So, there's absolutely nothing to recommend here. No standouts, no clean windows. It's a flat, windy outlook for the whole 16 days. You might as well wax the car instead of the board. The Cove is a beach and reef setup, so with these onshore conditions, it's not even worth a look.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 3 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
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 kJ | 15 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 184 | 135 | 245 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:30PM0.97m | 1:36AM0.84m | 2:35PM0.96m | 2:42AM0.83m | 3:45PM0.97m | 3:54AM0.84m | 4:54PM0.99m | 5:04AM0.88m | 5:55PM1.02m | 6:06AM0.94m | 6:48PM1.05m | 7:02AM0.99m | 7:37PM1.06m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.21m | 8:00AM0.05m | 8:55PM0.22m | 9:05AM0.05m | 10:00PM0.21m | 10:11AM0.03m | 11:04PM0.18m | 11:15AM0.02m | 00:04AM0.14m | 12:17PM-0.00m | 00:58AM0.09m | 1:13PM-0.02m | 1:47AM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | S 4 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 3 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 184 | 135 | 245 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | NE 10 | SE 8 | NE 10 | SE 4 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | N 4 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 5 | NE 6 | E 8 | SSE 4 | NE 7 | — | SE 8 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 741 | 741 | 262 | 45 | 1727 | 114 | 1035 | 280 | 306 | 306 | 305 | 306 | 305 | 305 | 741 | 741 | 741 | 1038 | 957 | 1727 | 1225 |
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