The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.73° N 156.46° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s 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 (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
423
336
308
299
294
284
338
743
734
734
715
653
590
602
610
602
602
585
442
430
Wind (km/h)
0
W
0
S
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:29PM0.30m
6:34AM0.83m
6:35PM0.26m
7:33AM0.80m
8:02PM0.25m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.13m
10:54PM0.00m
1:48PM0.14m
11:42PM0.04m
3:02PM0.13m
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6:26
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 mm
2
7
8
11
4
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Temp °C
25
24
24
24
25
25
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
27
27
25
24
24
Feels °C
29
29
29
28
30
29
27
27
30
31
29
28
27
27
25
26
29
29
27
24
25
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