Cowells Cove surf break

Cowells Cove surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)9999881888171716161616161616151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108835352352661161659921341341321328185124163161159157110109
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
ESE
15
W
10
W
0
NE
5
E
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoncross-
off
offglassglassoffglasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
1.27
6:19AM
1.75
9:09PM
1.34
7:25AM
1.76
9:41PM
1.39
8:22AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
-0.13
12:31AM
0.97
1:42PM
-0.22
1:34AM
0.83
2:29PM
-0.26
2:26AM
0.67
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------6:41-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset-5:59-------6:00-------6:00------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222320181817172124252119191816192020161614141316
Feels °C (?)212219161715152024242018181815181818161613131216
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