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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 Tuesday 26 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowells Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Cowells Cove at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
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 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | |
353 | 348 | 377 | 372 | 318 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 178 | 175 | 156 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.56m | 9:48AM1.03m | 8:42PM1.58m | 10:50AM1.09m | 9:09PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.43m | 3:01AM-0.01m | 2:18PM0.58m | 3:40AM-0.12m | 3:00PM0.71m | 4:16AM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | 8:19 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 614 | 348 | 377 | 372 | 1920 | 1765 | 1711 | 1336 | 1207 | 1186 | 989 | 759 | 627 | 550 | 511 | 367 | 286 | 286 | 223 | 667 | 808 | 788 | 768 | 740 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 353 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 318 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 178 | 175 | 156 | 346 | 336 | 427 | 659 | 644 | 218 | 179 | 136 | 94 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 24 | WNW 23 | NW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 119 | 180 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 209 | 2212 | 2280 | 2008 | 3468 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1245 | 631 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 125 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 103 |
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