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The Cove in Oahu is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. A left hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of sharks,.

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Overall The 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 The Cove:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Haubush	1 mi
Second closest break	Sandtracks	1 mi
Third closest break	Daves Backyard	1 mi
Fourth closest break	White Plains Beach	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Duds Reef	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Cove:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	229 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	290 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	298 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	307 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	309 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Cove:
Closest tide station	Pearl Harbor Entrance, Bishop Point, Oahu Island, H	5 mi
Second closest tide station	Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Ferry, Oahu Island, Hawai	7 mi
Third closest tide station	Moku o Loe, Kaneohe Bay Oahu Island, Hawaii	11 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Honolulu, Honolulu Harbor, Oahu Island, Hawaii	11 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Honolulu, Oahu (Hawaii)	11 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Cove:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2501 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2507 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2521 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	2544 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Royal Gorge (United States)	2544 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Cove:
Closest city location	'Ewa Beach (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	'Ewa Gentry (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	'Ewa Villages (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Iroquois Point (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Makakilo City (United States)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to The Cove is Honolulu International Airport (HNL) in Usa Oahu Isl., 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to The Cove is Kaneohe Bay Mcaf Airport (NGF), also in Usa Oahu Isl., 32 km (20 miles) away.
• Third is Dillingham Airport (HDH) in Usa Oahu Isl., 35 km (22 miles) away.
• Molokai Airport (MKK) in Usa Molokai Isl. is 99 km (61 miles) away.
• Lanai Airport (LNY) in Usa Lanai Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to The Cove and is 127 km (79 miles) away.