Timber Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Timber Cove over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – this is a tough run. The first week-and-a-bit is a real struggle, with a big gap of nothing much to get excited about. We’re talking from now, Thursday the 6th, all the way through to late on Saturday the 8th, with just tiny, messy swell and poor conditions. Not worth paddling out for.

The first real flicker of hope shows up on Sunday morning, the 9th of August. We’ve got a pulse of 6ft swell from the NW, but the period is a short 10 seconds, so it’s a bit lumpy and disorganised. The wind is a gentle cross-shore, but the combined energy is moderate (807). It’s borderline, but it’s the best we’ve seen. By the afternoon, the wind picks up to a moderate 16 mph cross-shore, and the swell drops back, so that window is tight.

Monday the 10th is more of the same, with 3ft WNW swell and an onshore wind in the morning, going cross-on in the arvo. The wave energy is moderate (283 to 319), but the conditions are marginal. Honestly, it’s a grind.

The next real standout, if you can call it that, is on Wednesday the 12th of August. The swell is only 3ft from the WNW, with a short period of 8 seconds, but the wind goes glassy in the afternoon. That’s a big deal – clean conditions. The energy is still weak (216), and the waves will be small, but for a quiet, clean session on a log, it’s your best bet. Timber Cove is a consistent spot, but it’s often crowded, so expect some company if you’re out there.

After that, we’re back to the doldrums. From the 13th through the 21st, it’s a long stretch of tiny swell, mostly under 3ft, with poor to marginal conditions. The energy is weak to moderate (mostly under 500), and the wind is rarely your friend. There’s a bit of a longer-period groundswell on the 14th from the SW (20 seconds), but it’s only 1ft to 2ft – not enough to get excited about, and that long period makes it tricky for a beach break anyway.

The pick of the whole run? Without a doubt, that Wednesday afternoon (12th of August) with the glassy conditions. The swell is small, but the clean, windless surface will make the most of it. The second-best is the Sunday morning (9th) for the biggest swell, but the wind is a bit of a compromise. The rest of the window is a write-off for a decent paddle. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most days, to be honest.

Stay patient, Timber Cove. It’s a consistent spot, so it won’t be flat forever.

Rusty.

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