The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright everyone, Rusty here. Let’s keep it real: the next two weeks at The Cove are looking really flat. If you want a wave, you’re gonna need a lot of patience, because there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The first recommendation doesn’t even show up until July 24th, and even then, it’s a tough one.

The whole 16-day window is a slog. From July 24th all the way through to August 8th, it’s a near-constant run of poor surf conditions. We’re talking tiny swell, weak energy, and wind directions that just don’t help. There is no standout, no hidden gem, no session to circle on the calendar. It’s a blank run, plain and simple.

Let’s get into it. Starting on Friday morning, July 24th, the surf is a pathetic 1ft from the ENE with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 30. The wind is a cross-on from the ESE at 9 mph, making it choppy. It’s not surfable in any meaningful way. This same story repeats for days. Saturday the 25th? 1ft, same weak energy, cross-on wind. Sunday the 26th morning sees a brief window of offshore wind from the WSW at 6 mph, making it clean, but the swell is still only 1ft with a combined energy of just 13. You’d be better off swimming.

The pattern holds. Monday the 27th morning has a bit of offshore again, but the swell is still 1ft. Tuesday the 28th, Wednesday the 29th, all tiny, clean at times but with no wave energy to speak of. There’s a glimmer of a clean afternoon on Thursday the 30th with a moderate offshore wind from the WSW at 12 mph, and a 2ft swell from the SSE, but the period is a pathetic 3 seconds and the energy is only 10. It’s barely a ripple.

As we move into August, nothing changes. The 1st of August afternoon actually goes glassy with a 0.7ft swell from the ESE, but it’s just a flat, glassy lake. The 2nd of August sees the biggest swell of the whole period at 3ft from the SSE, but with a period of just 4 seconds and a combined energy of 39, it’s gutless and messy, blown out by a cross-on wind. By the 8th of August, we’re still looking at 2ft from the SE with a 4-second period and a combined energy of 40. The wind is onshore at 9 mph, so it’s just a crumbly, blown-out mess.

The Cove is a beach and reef setup, but it’s not really a kite spot either with this little wind. Honestly, the best call is to give it a miss. The break is fairly consistent, but that doesn’t mean much when there’s nothing to work with. It’s just one of those periods where the ocean shuts down. Forecasts can change, but right now, don’t bother.

Rusty.

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