Turtle Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty.

I gotta be straight with you – Turtle Cove is looking pretty flat and bleak for the next week and a half. There’s a long dry spell from now until around the 22nd of July. Most of the time the energy is weak, and the wind is messing things up.

Let’s take it day by day.

For the first part of July, from the 8th through the 18th, it’s mostly a write-off. We’ve got small, weak, short-period swell – mostly under 3 feet and with periods barely scraping 8 seconds. The wind is almost always cross or cross-off, and when it is offshore, the swell is just too pathetic to bother. The water temp is sitting around 67°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, no big anomaly there. Wednesday morning the 8th sees a tiny 4 foot NE windswell, but it’s cross-on and weak – just not worth the paddle.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Sunday the 19th of July. The morning session has a pulse of 4 foot S swell, and more importantly, we get a moderate offshore wind from the W-SW. That should clean things up nicely. It’s still only decent, not a standout, but it’s the best we’ve seen for a long time. The afternoon on the 19th is blown out again with a fresh cross-off breeze.

Then we hit a dead period again on the 20th and 21st – tiny, weak stuff. Tuesday the 21st barely registers with a 0.3 foot long-period swell (12 seconds) that has almost no energy. That’s just a ripple.

Now, here’s the one you want to circle on your calendar. Wednesday the 22nd of July, morning session. Turtle Cove gets a shot of 5 foot S swell with a period of 7 seconds, and the energy is strong. But the real winner here is the wind: glassy, dead calm. That means the ocean will be like a mirror. For a reef and point break like Turtle Cove, that is a beautiful thing. The waves should be clean and fun. It’s a solid intermediate-sized swell, not too big for most of you, but over 5 feet so maybe a step up for beginners. The afternoon on the 22nd gets chopped up by a cross-shore wind, so hit it early.

Thursday the 23rd is a step down, with a 4 foot S swell but a cross-on breeze from the NE – not great.

So, the true standout is the morning of the 22nd of July. Mark it. A long wait, but it could be worth it for some glassy, clean lines at the Cove.

Stay frothy.

Rusty.

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