Cojo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.45° N 120.44° W

Issued: 10 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cojo sea temperature is

17.8° C

Cojo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cojo today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cojo at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	S 12	S 12	SW 16	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	366	375	383	295	291	291	322	284	338	362	439	429	346	276	339	255	368	314	255	300	203	295
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				2:18PM1.80m			1:42AM1.67m					3:01PM1.84m				2:53AM1.43m				3:46PM1.86m
Low Tide	7:34AM0.35m					8:06PM0.95m				8:11AM0.57m				9:26PM0.90m				8:48AM0.77m				10:52PM0.82m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	18	19	20	16	14	13	14	16	19	18	20	17	15	15	15	17	22	22	23	20	18
Feels °C	13	15	15	16	12	10	10	11	13	16	14	17	13	12	12	12	15	19	18	18	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 17	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	302	298	298	295	291	291	322	284	280	362	263	295	228	276	339	146	368	314	255	300	185	185
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 12	S 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	WNW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 14	SSW 16
kJ	366	375	383	269	67	64	124	206	338	277	439	429	346	268	264	255	302	183	198	203	145	295
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 12	SW 13	SW 13	S 11	S 11	S 13	S 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	S 12	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 16	SSW 13
kJ	25	44	47	71	63	44	61	59	85	121	277	212	212	209	196	148	165	118	118	118	203	154
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 4	NW 4	NW 8
kJ	147	143	160	71	89	80	100	95	111	88	97	109	71	63	47	172	145	105	102	45	51	136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	San Augustine CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	San Augustine CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	San Augustine CAL - Santa Barbara	Indicator CAL - LA County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara	Razorblades CAL - Santa Barbara	San Augustine CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	9	89	54	54	30	0	9	9	9	199	54	54	30	12	9	0	0	0	54	54	30	30
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	El Capitan		Campus Point	Campus Point	Driftwoods	Cojo	El Capitan	Jalama	El Capitan		Campus Point	Campus Point	El Capitan	El Capitan	El Capitan	Government Point	Government Point	Government Point	Campus Point	Campus Point	El Capitan	El Capitan
Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	2	2	2	3	2		2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Moonstone Beach CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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