Turtle Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been watchin’ this stretch of coast for a long time. Let’s talk about what’s comin’ up for Turtle Cove.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a pretty lean run. The next sixteen days are gonna test your patience. There’s a big gap from now until the end of the first week where the surf is just too small or too messy to really get excited about. The first real chance to paddle out comes on the morning of Sunday, August 9th, but even then, it’s not a ripper.

Let’s break it down. The water temp at Turtle Cove is sitting at 70°, which is about 1° cooler than average for this time of year – nothin’ to write home about, just your standard early-August chill.

The strongest, most consistent window we’ve got lands on the morning of Sunday, August 9th. We’re lookin’ at a 4ft swell from the SSW, with a period of 6 seconds. That’s a short, choppy windswell, but with a light W wind blowin’ 6 mph straight offshore, it’ll be clean. The combined energy is moderate, sittin’ at 111, so there’s a bit of push there. It’s not gonna be a world-beater, but for a Sunday morning session, you could do worse. The sets will be a bit close together with that short period, so you’ll be workin’ hard, but the offshore breeze will make it feel like a proper wave.

The other little window that’s worth a mention is Saturday morning, August 15th. We’ve got 3ft from the S, 6-second period, and the wind is dead calm – glassy, mate. That’s a rare treat. The energy is weak at 87, so it’s gonna be a bit fat and slow, but if you’ve got a log or a mid-length, you’ll be trimmin’ on clean little peelers with no one else around. The crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have a few mates out, but it’s not gonna be a circus.

The rest of the fortnight is a write-off, honestly. Mornings like Wednesday, August 12th, with a 2ft south swell and a light WNW offshore, look clean, but the energy is barely there at 47. You’ll be bobbing around more than ridin’. Tuesday, August 18th, has a similar feel with a 2ft SSE swell and a 9 mph WNW offshore, energy at 76 – still too small to get your heart racin’.

One thing to note: there’s a couple of days where the wind cranks up, like Sunday afternoon, August 16th, with a 22 mph SW blow and 4ft east swell. That’s a messy, choppy combo – more for the kite crew than us paddle surfers.

So, to sum it up: the standout is Sunday morning, August 9th, for the best combo of size and cleanliness. If you can wait, Saturday morning, August 15th, offers a glassy, small-wave session. For the rest, keep your board in the car and your eye on the forecast – it’s a dry spell, but it won’t last forever.

Rusty.

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