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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 Saturday 16 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cowells Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Cowells Cove at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 4.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cowells Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
167 | 165 | 165 | 120 | 118 | 104 | 101 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 29 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.23m | 10:21PM1.87m | 12:52PM1.26m | 11:06PM1.90m | 1:51PM1.27m | 11:54PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.75m | 5:22AM-0.56m | 4:53PM0.85m | 6:12AM-0.58m | 5:45PM0.92m | 7:04AM-0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | 8:12 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 22 |
16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 16 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 167 | 165 | 165 | 2304 | 2793 | 2764 | 2410 | 2201 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 1900 | 1835 | 1208 | 926 | 613 | 46 | 30 | 294 | 530 | 567 | 567 | 510 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 120 | 118 | 104 | 101 | 63 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 32 | 46 | 61 | 79 | 102 | 173 | 223 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 48 | 29 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1697 | 1980 | 1999 | 3712 | 4351 | — | — | — | 2229 | 2616 | 2229 | — | — | — | — | — | 625 | 742 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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