The Cove Surf Forecast

/ Florida – South (39 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (26.72° N 80.03° W)

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The Cove surfForecast / Florida – South / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 EDT

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

Today's The Cove sea temperature is 30.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cove this week:

The surf forecast for The Cove over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 19) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Cove in the next 12 days are 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 17) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 23) at 5AM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8AM (Fri 19th Sep)	3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf	8AM (Fri 19th Sep)	3ft (0.9m) 6s
Most Powerful	8AM (Wed 17th Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cove over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	8	5	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	12	8
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	118	119	120	146	224	106	141	61	59	81	100	79	68	106	120	97	117	100	90	91	150
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	E	NE	E	N	NE	E	NNW	NE	NNE	N	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SSW	ESE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		4:52PM 0.98		5:03AM 0.88	5:51PM 1.00		6:02AM 0.92	6:41PM 1.01		6:53AM 0.96	7:24PM 1.01		7:39AM 0.99		8:03PM 1.00	8:21AM 1.01		8:39PM 0.99	9:01AM 1.03		9:14PM 0.97
Low Tide / height (m)	10:09AM 0.09		11:00PM 0.23	11:12AM 0.10		11:58PM 0.20	12:10PM 0.09		12:48AM 0.17	1:02PM 0.09		1:33AM 0.14	1:49PM 0.10		2:12AM 0.11		2:30PM 0.11	2:48AM 0.10		3:09PM 0.14	3:22AM 0.11

	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
Sunrise	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-
Sunset	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:16	-

Rain (mm)	-	2	5	2	5	6	22	8	21	8	4	1	-	6	1	1	2	1	1	1	-
Temp. °C	28	28	28	27	25	27	25	24	26	27	28	27	28	29	28	28	28	28	29	30	29
Feels °C (?)	30	30	29	29	26	28	27	25	27	31	32	29	31	33	30	31	30	31	32	32	31

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Florida - South

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Cove (light winds from the E at West Palm Beach Airport 8 km from The Cove). A 1.2m swell from the NNE
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Information about the The Cove Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Cove provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at The Cove can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Cove surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Cove) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for The Cove may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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