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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 10 am Monday 25 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
12.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cowells Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Cowells Cove at 4PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cowells Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
283 | 362 | 453 | 464 | 469 | 235 | 463 | 382 | 348 | 353 | 353 | 348 | 382 | 339 | 318 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.01m | 7:42PM1.52m | 8:34AM1.00m | 8:13PM1.56m | 9:48AM1.03m | 8:42PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.28m | 2:15AM0.15m | 1:33PM0.43m | 3:01AM-0.01m | 2:18PM0.58m | 3:40AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:19 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 283 | 362 | 453 | 464 | 469 | 209 | 463 | 382 | 348 | 435 | 353 | 348 | 1080 | 339 | 318 | 1793 | 1738 | 1502 | 1291 | 1166 | 1014 | 822 | 685 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 203 | 183 | 178 | 215 | 261 | 183 | 149 | 142 | 94 | 353 | 2 | 2 | 382 | 2 | 2 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | WNW 4 | S 10 | NW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 24 | WNW 23 | NW 22 | WNW 21 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 235 | 5 | 7 | 90 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 118 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 3 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | — | 3 | — | 16 | 80 | 163 | 2243 | 2765 | 464 | 2091 | 1949 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 570 | 563 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1245 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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