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Cowells Cove surf break

Cowells Cove surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 PST
Forecast 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
14.8° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131313131316161615151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)795251292846454544444434341751512523437242424140
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
WNW
0
W
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		offglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
1.68
12:17AM
1.23
9:44AM
1.68
1:03AM
1.22
10:15AM
1.67
1:50AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
-0.12
3:52AM
1.05
4:58PM
-0.12
4:14AM
1.12
5:32PM
-0.09
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---4:54-------4:54-------4:53----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111214141211111010121515131312111114171614131312
Feels °C (?)10111110999881013141211108812151412111110
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