Cowells Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.96° N 122.03° W

Cowells Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cowells Cove sea temperature is
16.7° C
2.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Cowells Cove today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cowells Cove at 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
334
334
334
272
272
268
268
239
239
242
270
362
232
295
163
163
223
239
242
314
331
273
273
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
0
WNW
0
ENE
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
0
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:12AM1.19m
2:31PM1.55m
3:25AM1.04m
3:05PM1.55m
5:30AM0.98m
3:45PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.46m
9:09PM0.35m
8:26AM0.69m
10:17PM0.34m
9:12AM0.89m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
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7:57
7:55
7:53
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Temp °C
14
13
14
18
20
21
16
15
14
14
15
19
22
22
17
15
15
15
16
20
23
21
18
17
Feels °C
15
13
14
18
19
20
16
16
14
14
15
19
21
22
18
15
16
16
17
20
23
22
19
18
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