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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 Friday 01 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
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 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 25 | 0 | 56 | 84 | 84 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.13m | 10:43PM1.54m | 1:04PM1.13m | 11:07PM1.54m | 1:54PM1.11m | 11:35PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM-0.18m | 4:42PM0.69m | 5:38AM-0.19m | 5:13PM0.82m | 6:10AM-0.17m | 5:41PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | 7:59 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
 kJ | 190 | 255 | 249 | 109 | 238 | 233 | 238 | 280 | 161 | 177 | 180 | 31 | 180 | 84 | 169 | 88 | 88 | 183 | 218 | 113 | 176 | 136 | 372 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 178 | 138 | 140 | 17 | 142 | 138 | 133 | 129 | 294 | 180 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 177 | 47 | 82 | 81 | 123 | 176 | 151 | 229 | 288 | 110 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 25 | 58 | 56 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | 500 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 1270 | 346 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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