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Lat Long: 8.62° S 157.24° E

Coves WaveFinder

Issued: 10 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Coves sea temperature is
27.9°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 10 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, SE swell with 301 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S 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 Sunday (Oct 11) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s is also forecast. 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 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (Oct 16) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (+11) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Sun 11th Oct)2ft (0.6m) 12s
Best Surf11AM (Sun 11th Oct)2ft (0.6m) 12s
Most Powerful 8AM (Tue 13th Oct)5.5ft (1.7m) 7s

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


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