The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for The Cove over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, The Cove is your classic exposed reef set-up, and it’s looking like we’ll get a bit of a pulse early on before things go pretty quiet for a long stretch. The opening days are the clear standout here.

Tuesday July 7th kicks off with a decent little push. A 4ft W swell, period around 9 seconds, so it’s a short-period wind swell, but the energy is there – 264 (combined energy). The morning has a light cross-off ESE breeze at 5 km/h, which is clean. Then it turns proper glassy in the afternoon with zero wind. That afternoon session is going be absolutely silky for an intermediate-level surfer. The water temp anomaly is average for the time of year, so no shock to the system.

Wednesday July 8th is more of a mixed bag. The swell holds around 4ft to 5ft, but the wind swings onshore or cross-shore, which puts a bit of chop on it. Not the clean stuff we had yesterday.

Thursday July 9th morning looks promising again. A clean 4ft W swell, period still 9 seconds, with a light cross-off breeze. That’s a good window. The afternoon gets tricky with onshore NW wind, so I’d be aiming for the early.

After that, from Friday July 10th through to Saturday July 19th, it’s a real long dry spell. The swell drops right away, getting down to 2ft and smaller, and for days on end it’s all “poor surf conditions.” The energy levels fall off a cliff – we’re talking single and double-digit numbers (as low as 14). Winds are mostly cross-on or onshore, just no quality to speak of. That’s about 10 days of very little to get excited about.

There is a flicker of life on Monday July 20th. The swell nudges back up to 3ft from the N, period still short at 8 seconds, but the energy climbs back to 149 (combined energy). The wind is a light cross-off from the ESE, so it’ll be clean. The quality is only described as “surfable but very ordinary”, so it’s not a standout, just a sign that the flat spell might be ending.

That’s the story. The first two and a half days are your best bet – especially Tuesday afternoon – then you’re looking at a long wait until the third week of July for anything rideable again.

Rusty.

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