Westport-The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Westport-The Cove over the next couple of weeks.

We’re kicking off this Sunday, the 26th of July, with some proper groundswell rolling in. The water temp is sitting at 58°, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year – nothing unusual there. The surf is clean and the energy is solid, with a combined swell energy of 674 (moderate). That southwest swell is packing a 20-second period, which is very long period groundswell. This kind of wave will be peeling nicely off the jetty and the beach setup, but keep in mind that with such a long period, it can throw a bit of a wall at the beach breaks. The wind is offshore from the south at 12 mph, keeping things tidy. This is the standout session of the whole forecast – Sunday morning is your window.

Sunday afternoon holds up well too, with the swell bumping up a touch to 4 ft from the southwest, still carrying that long 19-second period. The wind drops to a light 6 mph from the south-southwest, still offshore, making for clean, glassy conditions. The energy is even stronger at 941 (moderate). This is a solid afternoon session.

Monday the 27th, the morning is still clean with offshore south winds at 9 mph and 3 ft of southwest swell, period dropping to 18 seconds. Energy is 603 (moderate). It’s good, but not the standout. The afternoon sees the wind swing to a cross-offshore from the southwest, still light, so it’s rideable and clean.

Tuesday the 28th morning is another cracker. Offshore wind from the south-southwest at 12 mph, swell at 3 ft from the southwest, 19-second period, and energy bumps up to 808 (moderate). The surf is clean and very good. But by Tuesday afternoon, the wind shifts to a cross-onshore from the west-northwest, and it gets choppy and messy. That’s the end of the clean run.

From Wednesday the 29th right through to Saturday the 8th of August, it’s a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or cross-shore, with a mix of westerly and northwesterly breezes, and the swell period drops into the 7-8 second range, making for short, weak, and messy waves. Energy levels drop to the 200-400 range, indicating weak wave energy. The swell heights hover around 2 ft to 5 ft, but the wind just wrecks it. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Wednesday the 5th of August where the wind goes light and cross-offshore from the west-southwest, with 4 ft of swell and a clean surface, offering a small window of surfable waves, but it’s nothing special.

The next real glimmer comes on Sunday the 9th of August. The morning brings a light cross-offshore breeze from the southwest, with 4 ft of swell from the west-northwest, period finally climbing back to 9 seconds. Energy is 357 (moderate). The surf is clean and decent. The afternoon holds similar with a light cross-offshore breeze. This is a promising but distant option – keep an eye on it.

Monday the 10th of August fades back into marginal cross-shore wind and chop.

So, the clear standout is this Sunday, the 26th of July, morning and afternoon. If you can get out there, do it. The rest of the week is a write-off until maybe the 9th of August, but that’s a long way off and less certain. For a beach/jetty setup like The Cove, with that long period and a westerly direction, it’s going to be a proper groundswell – great for the jetty, but the beach may see it closing out a bit. Still, clean and solid.

Rusty.

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