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The Cove surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 HST
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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
24.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cove today?

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)8161515555567778888888888710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65817672279790119448627662804963118191072210051521152110527227426271817
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
50
S
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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on		cross-
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on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.22
12:37AM
0.62
12:52PM
0.26
1:18AM
0.65
1:32PM
0.31
1:52AM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
0.21
4:08PM
0.18
8:32AM
0.19
5:37PM
0.16
8:40AM
0.16
6:38PM
0.14
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:39
Sunset--6:39-------6:39-------6:40-----
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Rain (mm)
2153-474411152434241659181936194336
Temp. °C232122222322222222222122232424232223232324242424
Feels °C (?)222022212219191717171517191920191818202021212020
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