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Cowells Cove Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cowells Cove surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 29 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowells Cove today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cowells Cove at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cowells Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
107 | 110 | 108 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 111 | 200 | 185 | 263 | 263 | 397 | 374 | 446 | 490 | 485 | 432 | 701 | 665 | 514 | 503 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:44AM1.13m | 9:36PM1.61m | 12:33PM1.17m | 10:04PM1.61m | 1:19PM1.18m | 10:35PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.83m | 4:49AM-0.23m | 4:19PM0.92m | 5:22AM-0.23m | 4:53PM0.99m | 5:54AM-0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | 8:21 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 530 | 845 | 602 | 886 | 480 | 336 | 122 | 181 | 326 | 253 | 167 | 596 | 733 | 711 | 785 | 815 | 705 | 637 | 637 | 637 | 625 | 541 | 490 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 92 | 110 | 108 | 107 | 105 | 121 | 273 | 326 | 111 | 111 | 73 | 180 | 150 | 150 | 397 | 374 | 446 | 490 | 485 | 432 | 701 | 665 | 514 | 503 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 21 | S 21 | S 26 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 15 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 107 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 105 | 105 | 108 | 35 | 106 | 200 | 185 | 263 | 263 | 33 | 67 | 66 | 102 | 151 | 243 | 4 | — | 125 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 130 | — | 92 | — | — | — | 273 | 404 | 604 | 854 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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