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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 Wednesday 29 Apr 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
14.1° 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: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | - | - |
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 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | |
39 | 37 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.15m | 9:59PM1.52m | 11:23AM1.14m | 10:21PM1.54m | 12:14PM1.13m | 10:43PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.40m | 4:32AM-0.12m | 4:10PM0.55m | 5:06AM-0.18m | 4:42PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 41 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 154 | 130 | 117 | 226 | 226 | 203 | 158 | 232 | 194 | 176 | 186 | 190 | 186 | 242 | 299 | 255 | 299 | 299 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 69 | 123 | 78 | 42 | 71 | 58 | 83 | 186 | 180 | 163 | 33 | 154 | 151 | 219 | 212 | 142 | 136 | 136 | 109 | 140 | 136 | 174 | 207 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 17 | 38 | 173 | 171 | 158 | 188 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 114 | 175 | 53 | 268 | 226 | — | — | — | — | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 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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