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The Cove / Gas Stations

Ahangama · Southern Province, Sri Lanka · Reef break

Local time — · Sunrise 05:57 · Sunset 17:49

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The Cove is calibrated as a multi-peak reef zone: soft and forgiving when small, but punchy when south-sector swell arrives. Mid tide is favoured because the right becomes shallow at low water.

Profile source · Tales of the Tropics Ahangama surf guide
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Profile geometry

Swell axis SSW · 203°

Offshore wind from NNE · Intermediate profile

Wave

Three to four left and right reef peaks with sheltered softer sections

Uneven reef with small sandy coves

Swell window

S–SSW groundswell

0.4–2.4 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

N–NE offshore · early morning preferred

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Mid tide · section dependent

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

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The Cove / Gas Stations is defined by three to four left and right reef peaks with sheltered softer sections over uneven reef with small sandy coves. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

S–SSW groundswell swell, n–ne offshore · early morning preferred and mid tide · section dependent form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR treats 0.4–2.4 m as a working range, not a guarantee of breaking-wave size.

Lineup read

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to shallow right-hand reef at low tide, multiple shifting takeoffs, rocky shoreline. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Shallow right-hand reef at low tideMultiple shifting takeoffsRocky shorelinePunchier drops on larger swell
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Reef break

Intermediate. Works best with S–SSW groundswell swell.

Timing

N–NE offshore · early morning preferred

Mid tide · section dependent. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

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