The Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.73° N 156.46° W

The Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cove sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cove at 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
243
188
219
222
347
338
338
333
261
257
253
181
170
165
119
117
119
119
121
121
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
6:31PM0.53m
7:48AM0.57m
7:05PM0.45m
8:49AM0.59m
7:47PM0.37m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.19m
00:44AM0.05m
1:27PM0.24m
1:18AM0.06m
2:48PM0.28m
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:53
6:52
 mm
3
3
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
26
25
26
27
28
27
25
24
24
24
25
28
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
32
29
30
31
31
31
29
29
30
31
30
27
25
26
25
27
30
31
28
25
26
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