The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 158.04° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at The Cove today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.5
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
23
0.7
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
177
165
163
339
272
329
320
311
357
347
342
336
322
437
433
426
508
485
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:31PM0.43m
10:46AM0.54m
7:33PM0.36m
11:52AM0.59m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.36m
2:48AM0.12m
6:02PM0.36m
3:27AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
25
25
25
24
25
27
28
27
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
24
25
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
25
26
28
27
26
25
26
27
25
23
22
23
24
23
23
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