Surf Forecasts:
Timber Cove surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, NW swell with 1,572 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Timber Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Timber Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Timber Cove in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 16s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Timber Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let’s be real. The next couple of weeks at Timber Cove are looking pretty bleak. To be honest, it’s a long stretch of tiny, messy surf with maybe a couple of small windows that aren’t a total waste of time.
Right off the bat, we’ve got nothing worth paddling out for from Sunday the 2nd all the way through Saturday the 7th. The swell is small, the winds are messy, and the energy is weak. You’d be better off just watching the water from the cliff.
We finally get a pulse on Saturday the 8th. The morning brings in a 6ft swell from the NW with a 8-second period. The energy jumps to 695, which is a decent push, but it’s cross-shore and a bit lumpy. It’s not going to be a classic, but it might be the most interesting surf of the week. At that size, it’s not for the groms, though.
Sunday the 9th holds some size, with waves around 4ft to 5ft from the WNW, with a longer 11-second period. The morning looks a bit cleaner with a lighter cross-on breeze, which could be your best bet for a few decent rides. The afternoon gets messier again.
Then we hit another flat and choppy patch from the 11th through the 14th. The swell drops, the period gets long, and the whole set-up just fizzles. It’s poor, and there’s no getting around it.
The long-range window around the 16th and 17th is a promise of something, but it doesn’t deliver. The swell shows some size, up to 3ft on the 16th afternoon, but the wind is up and it’s cross-shore. There’s plenty of energy in the water (up to 787 on the 16th), but the conditions will make it a mess.
So, after all that, only the mornings of Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th stand out as even worth a look. Everything else is a flat, choppy, and pretty forgettable. The water’s also much colder than normal, a full 2° cooler than the average, at 54° on the 2nd. This looks like a good time to clean your boards.
With the long period swells, a point or reef might offer better shape, but the beach itself looks like it’ll just be closing out.
Keep your head up, this is a dry spell. Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 17 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 442 | 258 | 181 | 140 | 87 | 85 | 58 | 69 | 68 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 127 | 428 | 400 | 165 | 1332 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.59m | 1:57AM1.40m | 2:52PM1.66m | 2:59AM1.26m | 3:28PM1.72m | 4:23AM1.14m | 4:11PM1.77m | 6:11AM1.09m | 5:03PM1.83m | 7:52AM1.15m | 6:04PM1.88m | 9:05AM1.25m | 7:08PM1.94m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.58m | 8:18AM0.26m | 9:16PM0.48m | 8:54AM0.45m | 10:20PM0.37m | 9:38AM0.65m | 11:32PM0.25m | 10:34AM0.83m | 00:45AM0.11m | 11:49AM0.95m | 1:52AM-0.04m | 1:10PM0.99m | 2:52AM-0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 442 | 258 | 181 | 140 | 87 | 85 | 58 | 39 | 66 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 32 | 56 | 131 | 122 | 148 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 67 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 78 | 127 | 82 | 150 | 46 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | NW 10 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 60 | 50 | 84 | 10 | 132 | 23 | 35 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 73 | 428 | 400 | 165 | 1332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 552 | 0 | 12 | 58 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 123 | 0 | 33 | 552 | 0 |
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