Westport-The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, check it out. Stoked to get into it, but I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are pretty flat and underwhelming for Westport-The Cove.

Right off the bat, Wednesday morning the water’s sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a nice little bonus. But that’s where the good news ends for a while. The first few days are pretty rough. We’ve got some small swell but it’s all over the place with onshore winds messing it up. The energy is weak to moderate at best (208), and it’s just not doing anything for us. We’re looking at poor surf conditions with chop and bump.

Thursday kicks up a bit more energy (598) by the afternoon as a WNW swell tries to fill in, but the wind is howling cross-onshore at 16 mph, so it’s gonna be a messy, blown-out situation. Not the day to paddle out unless you like getting thrashed.

Friday starts to look a little more interesting. The wind drops right off, and we get a light cross-shore breeze. Swell drops a little, but the period is still short. So while it’s more surfable, it’s still only marginal and questionable tides. We’re nowhere near worth your time yet.

Honestly, from here through the middle of next week, it’s a whole lot of not much. Small, weak swells, mostly under 3ft, with a bunch of cross-shore and cross-on winds. We get a glassy morning on Monday the 14th, but there’s only 1ft on the face. It’s “surfable but very ordinary.” Same again on the 15th. You’d be better off doing a beach clean-up or tinkering with your boards. There's just no push.

The end of the week gives us a little something. Friday the 18th, we see some south winds, offshore state, cleaning things up, but with only 1ft of swell, it’s still a knee-slapper. By Saturday the 19th the morning looks okay with a light cross-offshore wind and 2ft, but it’s not firing. We need more size and period.

Now, looking deeper into the future, and I mean way out there, things start to change. Around Tuesday the 22nd, that northwesterly wind swell builds a bit. We’re talking 4ft with a period around 11 seconds, but the wind is on it. Still, we’re starting to see some life.

But the real standout, and I mean the *only* standout in this whole 16-day run, is Thursday the 24th. The swell jumps up to 8ft from the WNW with a 13-second period. The combined energy is strong, 2136. That’s real swell. The catch is the wind is a cross-onshore at 6 mph, which isn't ideal. It’s also getting big, over 5ft and near 8ft, so it’s not for the beginners. That’s expert territory, and the setup at a beach/jetty like The Cove might be a bit raw. Still, if you’re a solid surfer, that’s probably the day to clear your calendar. It’s a long way out, so treat it as promising but not locked in.

Before that, the 22nd and 23rd are building, but the winds are junk and the period is all over the place. On the 23rd afternoon we might see a spike to 6ft from the WNW with only a 6-second period, which is just a bumpy, short-period mess. Not worth it.

So here’s the deal: it’s a long, flat, frustrating stretch for the next week and a half. But that distant swell on the 24th is something to dream about. Mark it on the calendar, keep an eye on it, and cross your fingers.

Rusty, out.

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