Cowells Cove Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (36.96° N 122.03° W)

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Cowells Cove surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 14 Jul 2025 PDT

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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 14.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cowells Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Cowells Cove at 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

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	Monday 14				Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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	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	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	15	21	20	20	14	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	16	14	16	16	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	174	170	212	180	212	141	184	234	277	342	398	341	317	286	283	283	406	395	364	351	320	314	294	311	288	302	259	227	325	265	277	219	263	254	275	265	186	149	148	124	183	185	316	160	155	111	108	96	100	97	104	105	106	60	55	67	93	85	85	102
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	S	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	NW	NNE	ENE	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	SSE	ENE	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	ENE	NNW	WNW	S	SW	WSW	WSW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	NW	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		2:39PM 1.36			1:20AM 1.41					3:10PM 1.44				2:19AM 1.24				3:45PM 1.54				3:35AM 1.07				4:24PM 1.64					5:18AM 0.95				5:09PM 1.73				7:31AM 0.97				6:01PM 1.81					9:12AM 1.09			6:57PM 1.88					10:15AM 1.22			7:54PM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)			7:37PM 0.77				7:53AM -0.04					8:45PM 0.65				8:31AM 0.15				10:00PM 0.50				9:14AM 0.37					11:16PM 0.32			10:04AM 0.60					12:27AM 0.12				11:11AM 0.80				1:31AM -0.07				12:29PM 0.94					2:29AM -0.22			1:43PM 1.00

	Monday 14				Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:23	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	15	13	13	12	13	17	17	17	14	12	12	12	13	16	17	17	15	13	12	12	13	18	19	20	17	14	13	12	14	18	19	20	16	13	12	12	13	18	20	20	15	12	11	11	12	16	19	20	17	13	13	12	13	17	19	21	17	13
Feels °C (?)	17	17	15	13	13	12	13	16	15	15	13	11	12	12	12	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	13	17	17	18	16	14	14	13	14	17	17	19	15	13	12	12	13	17	19	19	15	12	11	11	12	15	18	19	17	13	14	12	13	16	18	20	16	13

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Cruz

Wind Update calm at Santa Cruz mean that is clean at Cowells Cove. no significant swell. Swells combining. Closeout sets possible
1 hour 35 minutes ago Cowells Cove
Wind Update calm at Santa Cruz mean that is clean at Steamer Lane-The Point. 1.2m 10 s period swell from WNW. Swells combining. Closeout sets possible
1 hour 35 minutes ago Steamer Lane-The Point

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1 h 35 min ago

5 km/h

WNW

Clean

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