The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.73° N 156.46° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
26.8° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
597
560
653
644
636
636
522
515
423
411
411
405
315
293
289
284
284
222
280
225
232
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:47PM0.78m
5:15AM0.47m
5:22PM0.70m
6:03AM0.51m
5:57PM0.61m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.02m
11:17PM0.05m
10:36AM0.07m
11:45PM0.05m
11:28AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:55
6:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
30
28
26
25
25
24
26
29
30
28
26
26
26
26
27
29
30
28
27
27
Feels °C
27
30
27
26
25
25
24
26
28
30
30
27
26
26
25
27
28
32
29
27
26
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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