The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's shaping up for The Cove over the next couple of weeks.

First off, this is a reef break that's exposed to the swell and likes it from the NW. We've got a fair run of surf coming through, but honestly, it's going to be a bit of a mixed bag with the wind playing games. The combined swell energy (731) is moderate to kick things off.

Friday, September 4th is a write-off for any decent session. A fresh breeze is howling, and conditions are just ugly, with the swell jumping up to 6ft. Don't bother.

Saturday, September 5th isn't much better. The swell hangs in there around 10ft, but the wind stays cross-shore, leaving the surface lumpy and chopped up. We're looking at poor conditions all day.

Things start to look a little more promising by Sunday, September 6th. The swell drops right back – only 3ft in the morning and 3ft in the afternoon. But the wind goes light offshore or cross-offshore. The combined energy is weak (233-131), so it's tiny, but at least it's clean. For a patient soul on a longboard, there could be a few little ones.

Monday, September 7th sees a bit more size, around 6ft, but the wind is still a bit messy. The morning is cleaner with a cross-offshore breeze, but it's a fresh breeze, so it's not perfect. The afternoon cleans up a bit more. It's still marginal.

Tuesday, September 8th is where we get one of the few standouts in this window. The morning has 8ft of swell from the west, with a long 11-second period, meaning proper groundswell energy (1269). The wind is cross-offshore and the waves are described as clean. This is your best chance for a decent session over the next week. The afternoon, however, goes straight to hell with a 21ft monster and strong cross-shore winds. Stay out of the water then unless you're a pro tow-in team.

The rest of that week into the second is pretty average. Thursday, September 10th has a tiny 3ft clean wave, but the energy is super weak (82-91). Friday, September 11th through Saturday, September 12th brings onshore winds and lumpy, messy surf with solid size (8ft to 13ft) – that's one for the experts only, and even then, it'll be ugly.

We get a *maybe* on Sunday, September 13th. The morning shows 8ft from the WNW with a long 11-second period (combined energy 1599) and clean conditions under a cross-offshore breeze. That's a promising combination, but it's a long-range call, so don't book your flights just yet. It's the only real standout in the second week, but it looks much better than what's around it. After that, it's either too windy, too small, or both, with clean but tiny waves from the 16th onward, finishing off with a weak 3ft surf on Friday, September 18th.

If you're after the best of the bunch, Tuesday morning, September 8th is your safest bet for some proper waves, and Sunday morning, September 13th is the one to watch for the long haul.

Rusty out.

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