The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.73° N 156.46° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
26.3° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
19
0.4
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
150
148
148
127
179
253
246
218
165
158
158
158
160
156
76
48
76
76
116
109
157
73
46
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:35AM0.37m
6:35PM0.70m
7:33AM0.41m
7:13PM0.61m
8:36AM0.46m
7:52PM0.51m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.03m
11:35AM0.08m
1:17AM0.03m
12:32PM0.15m
1:49AM0.03m
1:38PM0.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
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7:08
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
26
29
30
28
27
26
26
25
27
28
29
28
25
25
24
24
25
28
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
29
28
29
32
32
29
30
29
29
27
29
30
31
29
26
26
25
25
25
31
29
27
26
25
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