The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.73° N 156.46° W

Issued: 7 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is

26.9°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (23 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23							Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 17	S 17	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	44	68	43	77	118	191	198	139	149	154	143	204	284	250	201	304	318	318	315	498	554	432	346
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	2:13AM0.61m				2:02PM0.55m				2:51AM0.69m				2:40PM0.50m				3:29AM0.75m				3:17PM0.45m
Low Tide		7:59AM0.15m				8:00PM0.02m					8:53AM0.13m				8:28PM-0.00m				9:45AM0.12m				8:59PM-0.02m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	25	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	25	27	27	25	24	24	23	23	24	27	26	25	23	23
Feels °C	27	27	29	29	27	26	26	26	24	26	28	29	25	24	25	24	23	25	28	27	26	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	87	53	41	55	54	191	198	28	53	53	53	204	284	250	201	304	318	318	315	498	554	432	346
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	S 15	E 4	E 12	S 16	S 17	S 17	SSW 14	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 12	E 7	E 7	SSW 12	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 11
kJ	54	54	54	52	118	7	44	139	149	154	143	51	51	38	38	83	39	39	119	39	38	36	71
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 15	E 12	ESE 7	SSW 12	SSW 14	E 12	SSW 13	SSW 18	S 18	E 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	NW 11	NW 11	SSW 11	NW 11
kJ	44	68	43	77	46	17	14	61	44	58	107	160	20	82	117	26	115	81	39	5	5	70	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 4	ENE 3	ENE 8	E 7	ENE 4	—	E 7	ENE 4	E 7	ENE 4	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	135	123	123	71	7	4	96	88	7	—	68	8	68	20	126	126	149	—	81	47
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	4	2	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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