Coves Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.62° S 157.24° E

Coves 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coves sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coves at 10PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
741
632
589
578
456
414
403
364
408
418
428
428
376
361
314
287
287
251
295
287
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:11AM0.40m
5:45PM0.76m
6:20AM0.35m
5:56PM0.80m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.34m
9:54AM0.35m
1:47AM0.30m
9:50AM0.32m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:27
6:27
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
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