Turtle Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's break down what's coming for Turtle Cove.

Overall, it's a pretty quiet stretch. The first week and a half is mostly small and messy, but there's one solid window on Wednesday the 22nd of July that stands out.

Monday the 13th of July kicks off with hardly anything – a tiny 1ft SSW swell and a short period around 6 seconds. The wind is a stiff cross-off, so the surface is clean, but there's no punch, with combined swell energy at a weak 28. Tuesday the 14th is even smaller at 1ft, and the wind turns into a strong breeze. Not worth suiting up.

Wednesday the 15th of July brings a pulse. The morning shows 4ft SW swell with a short 7-second period, but it's rideable. The wind goes offshore from the west at 12 mph, keeping it clean. Combined swell energy hits moderate levels at 152. Afternoon drops to 4ft, but the wind is light and cross-off. It's not big, but it's the first real chance.

From Thursday the 16th through to Tuesday the 22nd, it's a long run of poor or marginal conditions. There are some bigger swells – like 4ft on Sunday the 19th (energy 164) and again on Tuesday morning the 22nd (4ft, 255 energy) – but the wind is either cross-off or onshore, keeping things ordinary. The standout is Wednesday morning the 22nd of July: 4ft S swell at 8 seconds, with a clean offshore wind from the west at 12 mph. Combined swell energy is a solid 255, and the report says "expect good surf conditions." That's the one to target. The afternoon pushes up to 5ft S swell (302 energy), but the wind goes cross-off and it's called marginal, so the morning is the better bet.

After that, Thursday the 23rd through to Tuesday the 28th of July, it fades away. Swell drops to 1ft to 4ft, and the wind is either onshore or cross-off, with poor conditions. The final days are tiny – around 1ft to 2ft – and clean but totally undersized.

The best surf of the whole run is clearly Wednesday morning the 22nd of July at Turtle Cove. That 4ft S swell with an 8-second period, plus a clean offshore breeze, is the only real quality window. It's a reef and point break, so that shorter-period swell will shape up better than at a beach break. It's for intermediate surfers and fairly consistent, but crowds are sometimes a factor, so get there early.

Water temperature is about normal for this time of year, nothing unusual.

So, a long quiet spell, then one solid morning on the 22nd. That's your shot.

Rusty.

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