Turtle Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.07° N 71.85° W

Turtle Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Turtle Cove sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.2° 

Turtle Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Turtle Cove surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, SW swell with 635 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Turtle Cove this week:

The surf forecast for Turtle Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 1.0m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Turtle Cove in the next 16 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2PM (Thu 3rd Sep)2ft (0.6m) 9s
Best Surf 5AM (Wed 9th Sep)7ft (2.1m) 7s
Most Powerful11PM (Tue 8th Sep)8ft (2.5m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Turtle Cove over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Looking at the next couple of weeks, it’s a grim picture for Turtle Cove. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, weak, and messy surf ahead. There’s nothing on the cards that’s going to get the heart pumping, and frankly, the first week is a write-off. We’re looking at a whole lot of waiting, watching the horizon, and not much else.

The first few days are dominated by tiny, short-period leftovers. Wednesday and Thursday see ankle-biters around 1ft to 2ft, with periods of 9-10 seconds, but the winds are messy – cross-offshore and bumpy. It’s going to be a battle just to get wet. The combined energy is weak, hitting values like 129 and 86, which tells you all you need to know. There is just no push in the water.

Then we get a proper gap. From Friday the 4th through to the 7th, it's as flat as a pancake. We're talking 0.6ft to 1ft of slop, with some glassy conditions on the Friday morning, but it's just not breaking. You’d paddle out and just bob up and down. This stretch is a total non-event.

The first glimmer of anything happens on Tuesday the 8th of September. A south-west swell shows up in the afternoon, jumping to a clean 7ft. But here’s the catch – the period is a crummy 6 seconds, and it’s accompanied by a fresh 35 km/h cross-offshore wind. The energy reads at a moderate 296, but it's going to be a short-period, wind-blown mess, more suited for a kite than a surfboard. Not worth the effort for us paddle surfers.

The rest of the week and into the next just continues the theme: small, weak, and often onshore. We see a few pulses around 3ft on the 9th and 10th, but the period is terrible, and the wind is all over the place. The moderate energy values, like 227 and 143, don’t mean much when the period is so short. It’s all chop and closeouts.

The second week is really a desert. From the 11th through to the 16th, it's mostly sub-2ft dribble. The wind does clean up from a cross-offshore direction at times, but there’s just no swell to work with. You might see a 2ft bump on the 13th with a decent 10-second period, but the energy readings are pathetic, down in the 20s, 30s, and 40s. It’s heartbreaking.

The only, and I mean *only*, moment that might get a local’s head up is on the Thursday the 17th of September. It’s more than a week out, so treat this with a pinch of salt. But we’ve got a 3ft south-east swell with a better 8-second period, and the winds are forecast to be offshore, glassing it up. The moderate energy readings of 120 and 141 are at least in a higher bracket than anything else we've seen. It’s still not big, and it’s not going to be epic, but after this drought, it might just be the cleanest, most organized wave we get. Call it a “least bad” option, but it’s promising all the same.

So, there you have it. A bleak outlook. There’s no hiding from the fact that surf options are essentially nil for most of this window. The breaks just aren't showing any consistency. Hang tight, keep an eye on that Thursday the 17th. Forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay poor for long. But right now, I'd be fixing my gear, not waxing my board.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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42
132
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287
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Wind (km/h)
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High Tide
00:10AM0.72m
12:41PM0.91m
1:10AM0.68m
1:47PM0.89m
2:24AM0.66m
3:10PM0.89m
3:53AM0.69m
4:36PM0.91m
5:11AM0.75m
5:44PM0.94m
6:12AM0.83m
6:39PM0.98m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.13m
5:59AM0.08m
7:14PM0.16m
6:57AM0.12m
8:42PM0.18m
8:08AM0.14m
10:06PM0.15m
9:29AM0.13m
11:08PM0.10m
10:47AM0.09m
11:59PM0.04m
11:51AM0.04m
00:44AM-0.01m
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Information about the Turtle Cove Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Turtle Cove provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Turtle Cove can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Turtle Cove surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Turtle Cove) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Turtle Cove may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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