Mitchell's Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Mitchell's Cove in Santa Cruz is a sheltered reef and point break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Often Crowded. Hazards include rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall Mitchell's Cove Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Mitchell's Cove:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Swift Street	0 mi
Second closest break	Cowells Cove	1 mi
Third closest break	Indicators	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Steamer Lane-The Point	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Mitchell's Cove:
Closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	23 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Half Moon Bay Buoy	55 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Francisco Buoy	71 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	84 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Bodega Bay Buoy	113 mi
Tide stations nearest to Mitchell's Cove:
Closest tide station	Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California (sub)	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Cruz, California	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Elkhorn Slough railroad bridge, Monterery Bay, Cali	17 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Elkhorn Slough, Highway 1 Bridge, Monterey Bay, Cal	17 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Mitchell's Cove:
Closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	139 mi
Second closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	143 mi
Third closest ski area	Bear Valley (United States)	152 mi
Fourth closest ski area	China Peak Mountain Resort (United States)	160 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Kirkwood (United States)	162 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Mitchell's Cove:
Closest city location	Santa Cruz (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Twin Lakes (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Live Oak (United States)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Opal Cliffs (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Capitola (United States)	5 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Mitchell's Cove is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Mitchell's Cove is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 80 km (50 miles) away.
• Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 87 km (54 miles) away.
• Modesto City Co Harry Sham Airport (MOD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Mitchell's Cove and is 122 km (76 miles) away.