Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.62° S 157.24° E

Coves 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coves sea temperature is
28.7°C
0.3° 

Coves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coves today (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Coves at 9PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Coves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
10
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
12
12
18
53
33
38
98
54
91
142
204
274
271
342
329
396
382
282
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:49PM0.94m
5:14PM0.92m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.10m
5:44AM0.14m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:01
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6:01
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6:25
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6:25
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6:25
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 mm
1
—
2
1
1
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4
4
1
—
1
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—
—
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
31
29
29
29
30
31
32
31
32
33
31
31
30
30
30
30
30
30
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