Turtle Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's have a look at what's on the table.

Gotta be honest, Turtle Cove is looking pretty quiet for the next couple of weeks. There’s a whole lot of nothing and then a few moments that are barely rideable. The best window doesn’t come until the second week, so you’ll have to wait it out.

Starting Thursday, August 27th, it’s a flat tire. You’ve got a weak 2ft SE swell with a short period of 9 seconds and a 15 mph cross wind from the south making it choppy. The energy is low at 77. Friday the 28th morning is a little better, with a 2ft SE swell, period dropping to 8 seconds, and a cross-offshore breeze from the SW at 9 mph. The energy bumps to a moderate 99, and it’s clean, but it’s nothing to write home about. That’s your high point of the first week. Saturday the 29th has a cross-shore wind and a tiny, short-period 2ft S swell that’s junk, though the afternoon cleans up with a light wind and a tiny 2ft swell. After that, it’s a total drought. From Sunday the 30th through Saturday, September 5th, the swell is tiny, mostly 1.0ft to 2ft, and the wind is often onshore or cross-on. There’s a blink on Tuesday, September 1st morning with a light offshore, but the swell is only 1ft with a period of 7 seconds and energy at just 19. Not worth the wetsuit.

There’s a long, quiet stretch until Monday, September 7th. On Monday morning, we see a bump to 3ft from the ESE, but the period is short at 8 seconds and it’s crossed up by a 16 mph NNE wind. The energy climbs to a moderate 143, but the conditions are poor. The afternoon is similar, with a light onshore, but still poor.

Now for the one bright spot, and I mean the only one: Thursday, September 10th. The morning is looking glassy, with a light offshore wind from the NNW at just 3 mph. The swell is a clean 2ft from the SE with a period of 11 seconds, so there’s some solid shape and push for a reef and point. The combined energy is a strong 172, so there’s some weight. It’s clean, long-period, and the direction is right. This is the session to target. The water temp on the first day is 70°, which is dead average for the season, so no worries there. After that, Friday, September 11th morning has a similar 2ft SE swell with an 11-second period and a cross-offshore breeze, with energy at 173, but the wind is a bit stronger at 12 mph. The afternoon gets cleaner with a lighter breeze and even more energy at 194. Still ordinary conditions, but the cleanest of the bunch.

So here it is: the only real call is the morning of Thursday, September 10th. Friday the 11th morning is your backup. Everything else is small, windy, or just plain flat. Might be a good time to fix a ding or two.

- Rusty

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