The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for The Cove over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of windows where it’ll be really worth paddling out.

The overall pattern shows a few promising pulses of swell, but the wind is going to be a constant battle. There’s a decent stretch of nothing much from the end of the first week, so we’ll need to be patient. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

Tuesday morning the 28th kicks things off with a clean 4 ft swell from the north, period of 9 seconds. The wind is a cross-off SE breeze at 12 mph, which will keep the surface clean. The combined wave energy is moderate (442). It’s a solid start, but the score is only marginal.

The better window in the early part is Tuesday afternoon. The swell drops a touch to 4 ft, still from the north, with a light SSW breeze at 6 mph. That’s a cross-off, keeping things clean. The energy is still moderate (379). This is the pick of the first few days.

Wednesday morning the 29th sees a bigger pulse of 7 ft from the west, but a fresh WSW wind at 19 mph is going to be messy. The 7 ft is getting into the size that’s only for the more experienced crew. The energy is solid (879), but the wind is a problem.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Thursday the 30th right through to the start of August, the surf is either too small, too onshore, or both. The wind is cross-on or straight onshore for most of it, and the swell drops right off. There’s a long gap of several days with nothing worth mentioning.

Saturday morning the 8th of August is a standout. The swell is 4 ft from the WNW, 8 seconds, with a light WSW breeze at 9 mph. That’s a cross-off, and the conditions are clean. The energy is moderate (201). It’s a good, solid, consistent-sized wave. The wind is light, so it’ll be a clean session. This is the best on offer in the whole outlook.

After that, Sunday the 9th of August has a tiny 2 ft from the west with a glassy NNE wind. The energy is weak (84). It’s surfable, but very small.

The real long-range gem is Wednesday morning the 12th of August. We’ve got a 3 ft swell from the north, but the period is a very long 11 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell. The wind is a light WSW cross-off at 9 mph, and it’s clean. The energy is moderate (237). For a reef break like The Cove, that long-period energy is going to produce some lovely, lined-up waves. It’s a bit far out, so keep an eye on it, but it looks promising.

So, to sum it up: Tuesday afternoon the 28th of July is your early call, and Saturday morning the 8th and Wednesday morning the 12th of August are the real standouts. The Cove is fairly consistent, so it won’t stay flat for long, but you’ll have to pick your windows.

Rusty.

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