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Cowells Cove surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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Cowells Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cowells Cove sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowells Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Cowells Cove at 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cowells Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
166 | 127 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 130 | 190 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 142 | 146 | 201 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 146 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.09m | 00:06AM1.51m | 3:55PM1.08m | 00:44AM1.46m | 5:22PM1.08m | 1:28AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM1.00m | 7:23AM-0.09m | 6:22PM1.05m | 8:07AM-0.04m | 6:42PM1.08m | 8:56AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
— | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 |
12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
501 | 569 | 434 | 421 | 414 | 414 | 346 | 302 | 278 | 226 | 222 | 218 | 199 | 156 | 242 | 236 | 146 | 138 | 136 | 156 | 384 | 213 | 230 | 226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 |
166 | 127 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 130 | 190 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 142 | 146 | 201 | 242 | 117 | 109 | 69 | 47 | 108 | 134 | 134 | 27 | 31 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 |
37 | 37 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 81 | 69 | 46 | 59 | 134 | 133 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 20 | 33 | 28 | 36 | — | — | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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