The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Florida, USA)

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The Cove Surf Guide

The Cove in South Florida is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of sharks and rocks.

The Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	24.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing The Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at The Cove occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf The Cove (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing The Cove with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in January while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 75% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

21%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

75%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore The Cove Location Map

Interactive The Cove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to The Cove is Palm Beach International (West Palm Beach) Airport (PBI) in USA, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to The Cove is Palm Beach Co Park (West Palm Beach) Airport (LNA), also in USA, 15 km (9 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

The Cove Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 23:44 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 05
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	8	8	8	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross

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Tides at The Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Palm Beach, Florida, 1.0 km from The Cove.

Next High Water: 12:56am | 0.84m

Next Low Water: 07:13am | 0.04m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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The Cove Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (24.9 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 24.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite