Cowells Cove surf break

Cowells Cove surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 PST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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 (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
WNW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.6
W
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151515151514141491414141313131313131316131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575656555554828079051292046454544443434193175125
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
N
5
ENE
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffcrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
1.66
11:31PM
1.22
9:16AM
1.68
12:17AM
1.23
9:44AM
1.68
1:03AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
-0.11
3:25AM
0.97
4:27PM
-0.12
3:52AM
1.05
4:58PM
-0.12
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset---4:55-------4:54-------4:54----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11231-------------
Temp. °C11131313121212111111141412111110912141513121111
Feels °C (?)1112121211111199911109998610121310988
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