The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with ya – the next 16 days at The Cove are a real mixed bag, and honestly, there’s a lot of junk to wade through before we get to anything worth paddling out for. The pattern is all over the shop, with a few decent pulses of swell but the wind just won’t play ball for most of it.

The opening window is a bit of a tease. Tuesday the 14th morning shows a clean 3ft WNW swell with a 10-second period pushing moderate wave energy (246). The cross-off ESE breeze at 9 mph is manageable, giving you a shot at some fun, clean waves. The water is sitting at 55°, which is about normal for this time of year. That’s the first real standout, but it’s a short-lived window.

Then we hit a massive dry spell. From Wednesday the 15th all the way through to Monday the 21st, the wind is a mess – mostly cross-on or cross-shore, with a few days of fresh to strong breezes cranking in from the NW and W. The swell gets bigger, especially around Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st, with a 8ft W swell and strong wave energy (1002), but the wind is too strong and messy for any decent surfing. For a reef break like The Cove, that’s a write-off. It’s more of a kiteboarding setup than a surf session.

The next real window opens on Wednesday the 22nd morning. The swell drops to 7ft from the WNW with a 9-second period and moderate-to-strong energy (613). The wind goes cross-off from the WSW at 12 mph, which cleans it up nicely. That’s a solid option for an intermediate or above, but it’s a bit on the big side for beginners. The sweet spot, though, is Saturday the 25th morning. It’s glassy – dead calm – with a 4ft W swell and an 8-second period, producing moderate wave energy (210). That’s the best-looking day of the entire run. Clean, calm, and just enough push to get into some fun waves. The wind is a light WSW at 3 mph, making for a proper tranquil morning. Keep in mind The Cove is fairly consistent, so you can trust it’ll have shape.

The rest of the second week is a bit of a letdown. Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th have some swell but the wind is either cross or cross-off and a bit stronger, making it marginal. Monday the 28th morning has a clean offshore from the SSE at 22 mph, but the swell is only 3ft with weak energy (111), so it’s small and workable but not a standout.

If I had to pick the true standouts: Tuesday the 14th morning for a clean, punchy 3ft wave, and Saturday the 25th morning for that glassy perfection with chest-high peelers. The rest is either too windy, too messy, or too small. Get out there on those two windows and you’ll be smiling.

Rusty.

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