The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.31° N 158.04° W

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is

26.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cove today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (19 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	ENE 7	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	187	187	190	190	182	177	215	195	193	412	407	179	167	343	339	334	329	325	311	289	285
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	8:16AM0.46m			7:10PM0.51m					9:31AM0.50m			7:31PM0.43m					10:46AM0.54m			7:33PM0.36m
Low Tide		1:23PM0.30m					2:15AM0.11m				3:02PM0.36m				2:48AM0.12m					6:02PM0.36m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	25	25	24	24	25	27	27	27	25	25	25	24	25	27	27	27	25	25
Feels °C	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	25	25	24	24	25	24	24	26	25	25	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	S 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 13	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13
kJ	129	93	126	126	74	71	149	124	121	412	407	179	163	343	339	334	329	325	311	289	285
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSW 18	SW 18	S 13	S 15	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	66	114	107	102	162	152	151	195	193	126	80	119	165	105	132	70	73	109	103	95	93
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 19	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SW 17	SW 17	W 11	SSW 11	E 16	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 14	E 13
kJ	28	28	28	28	28	92	54	77	83	24	11	77	70	9	12	19	25	24	23	34	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	187	187	190	190	182	177	215	—	99	155	176	172	167	132	103	100	97	117	117	152	157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Lahaina Harbor Break Wall HAW - Maui	Puamana HAW - Maui	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty HAW - Oahu	The Cove HAW - Oahu	The Cove HAW - Oahu	Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Power Plant HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	10	149	150	10	10	7	0	0	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu	Ranches			Makaha (Outside)	Ranches	Makaha (Outside)	The Cove	Jockos Point	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Keaulanas	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Makaha (Outside)	Kaena Point	Nanakuli Tracks
Rating (10 max)	1			2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6

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