Surf Forecasts:
The Cove surf forecast from 26 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 29 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, WNW swell with 3,869 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 27 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cove this week:
The surf forecast for The Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Cove in the next 16 days are 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 27) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 27th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Mon 29th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 154 | 106 | 73 | 132 | 153 | 116 | 382 | 1883 | 1912 | 1244 | 723 | 500 | 422 | 293 | 199 | 490 | 3798 | 1608 | 955 | 3495 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:29PM4.31m | 7:47AM4.21m | 8:10PM4.44m | 8:33AM4.26m | 8:47PM4.57m | 9:15AM4.31m | 9:23PM4.66m | 9:53AM4.35m | 9:58PM4.73m | 10:29AM4.38m | 10:31PM4.76m | 11:04AM4.39m | 11:05PM4.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM1.99m | 1:42AM2.05m | 1:55PM1.96m | 2:25AM1.88m | 2:34PM1.91m | 3:04AM1.74m | 3:11PM1.87m | 3:41AM1.63m | 3:46PM1.83m | 4:17AM1.56m | 4:21PM1.82m | 4:52AM1.52m | 4:56PM1.84m | ||||||||
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 | 4:05 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:24 |
mm | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 6 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 194 | 154 | 106 | 73 | 132 | 153 | 116 | 4 | 1883 | 1912 | 1244 | 723 | 500 | 422 | 293 | 199 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 4 | W 9 | N 7 | ESE 6 | W 12 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 9 | N 8 | ESE 4 | — | N 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | SE 3 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | 382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 490 | 3798 | 1608 | 955 | 3495 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 345 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 369 | 621 | 412 | 421 | 421 |
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