Lovers cove
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
46Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 9 s, 3 hours of offshore wind
Mon 2 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 451kJ
- Wind
- NNW 6 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 303kJ
- Wind
- SW 12 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 190kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 735kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 409kJ
- Wind
- E 15 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 79 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 250kJ
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 120kJ
- Wind
- NE 1 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 136, poor
- Mon 251, fair
- Tue 329, poor
- Wed 418, poor
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 639, poor
- Sat 779, good
- Sun 846, fair
- Mon 912, poor
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–12 ftof swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 36, poor | 6 ft10 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 567kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 51, fair | 5 ft9 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 451kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 29, poor | 5 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 303kJ | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 18, poor | 3 ft10 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 190kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft10 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 735kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 39, poor | 5 ft10 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 409kJ | offshorewind from the east, 15 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 79, good | 4 ft9 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 250kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 46, fair | 3 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 120kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 12, poor | 5 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 318kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 674kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 14°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 01:20 +0.4 mLow 14:43 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:37 +0.2 mLow 15:02 −0.3 mHigh 23:42 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:41 +0.1 mHigh 07:11 +0.2 mLow 15:17 −0.3 mHigh 22:28 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lovers cove
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (242°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (62°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Bandy Creek.
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Bandy Creek
33 min by car · 12 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Bandy Creek its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Bandy Creek, 19 km (about 35 min by car)
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.