Timber Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks. Rusty here. Let’s break it down. Timber Cove is looking pretty flat and quiet for the first week and a half. The surf is small, the energy is low, and the conditions are mixed. But there’s a proper window of fun coming if you’re patient.

The first few days are a bust. Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd are tiny, with poor surf and barely any energy. Friday the 4th through the following week is a grind – small waves, cross-shore winds, and mostly poor conditions. There’s a brief moment on Wednesday the 9th in the afternoon when it goes glassy, with a 2ft SW swell, but it’s still just ordinary. The combined energy is only 258 (moderate), so it’s barely a ripple.

The real standout is the morning of Sunday the 13th of September. That’s the one. We’ve got about 5ft of swell from the NW, with a glassy, offshore wind from the SW – dead clean. The combined energy is 514 (moderate), and the break is consistent, so you’ll get your fair share. The water temp is about average for the season, so no surprises there. That morning is the best on offer, no doubt.

Later that afternoon, the swell bumps up to around 5ft from the WNW, but the wind turns cross-shore, so it gets a bit lumpy. Rideable, but not as clean as the morning. Monday the 14th has a bit more size – 6ft in the afternoon – but again, it’s cross-shore and a little messy. Not a bad wave, but not the standout.

The second week tails off. The 15th sees some longer period swell (12 seconds) from the WNW, but it’s still under 4ft and the energy is moderate. After that, it drops off hard. The 16th and 17th are back to tiny, poor surf, with a very long period (23 seconds) on the 17th morning but only 1ft – that’s a ghost swell.

Bottom line: If you can wait, the morning of Sunday, September 13th is your best bet. Clean, chest-high sets, and the wind is perfect. The rest of the window is mostly for the die-hards or the kite crew.

Rusty.

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