Coves Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.62° S 157.24° E

Coves WaveFinder

Issued: 4 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Coves sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.6° 

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


Coves surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period, SSE swell with 866 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coves this week:

The surf forecast for Coves over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Coves in the next 16 days are 2.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (+11) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 26th Aug)4.5ft (1.4m) 9s
Best Surf 2AM (Wed 26th Aug)4.5ft (1.4m) 9s
Most Powerful 5PM (Tue 1st Sep)7.5ft (2.3m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coves over the next 16 days.


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