Some zoa's, obviously many acro's, basically things with very sturdy 'bodies' are going to be the ones able to tolerate those incredibly powerful areas. So think things like thicker bodied acro's (staghorns, probably not birdsnests) maybe some maze corals, things like that? I know I've seen a few books with pictures of massize zoa mats exposed at low tides- however that doesn't prove conclusive because low tide will affect a closed lagoon (low surf zone) just as much as an open reef (powerful wave zone) equally.
It's not a coral, but I was surprised to see an anemone in the surf zone while in Mexico!
CJ