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Cove in Texas is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has inconsistent surf Ideal winds are from the west. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the east. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks, sharks and jellyfish.

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Overall Cove Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cove:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	South Padre Island	0 mi
Second closest break	Boca Chica	1 mi
Third closest break	Port Isabel	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Port Mansfield Jetty	34 mi
Fifth closest break	South Padre Island	40 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cove:
Closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	67 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	167 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	219 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	274 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	342 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cove:
Closest tide station	Coast Guard Station, South Padre Island, Texas	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Queen Isabella Causeway (east end), Texas	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass, Texas	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Padre Island (South), Texas	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Padre Island (South), Texas (2)	2 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cove:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	710 mi
Second closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	835 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	841 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort (United States)	853 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Angel Fire Resort (United States)	857 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cove:
Closest city location	South Padre Island (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Port Isabel (United States)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Laguna Heights (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Laguna Vista (United States)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Los Fresnos (United States)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cove is Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) in USA, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cove is Valley International (Harlingen) Airport (HRL), also in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is General Servando Canales International (Matamoros) Airport (MAM) in Mexico, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• General Lucio Blanco International (Reynosa) Airport (REX) in Mexico is 107 km (66 miles) away.
• Mc Allen Miller International (Mcallen) Airport (MFE) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Cove and is 108 km (67 miles) away.