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Cowells Cove surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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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
14.1° 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 5AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Cowells Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
31 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 75 | 166 | 127 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 130 | 190 | 186 | 188 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:07PM1.54m | 1:54PM1.11m | 11:35PM1.53m | 2:49PM1.09m | 00:06AM1.51m | 3:55PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.82m | 6:10AM-0.17m | 5:41PM0.92m | 6:45AM-0.14m | 6:04PM1.00m | 7:23AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
347 | 336 | 265 | 88 | 70 | 183 | 218 | 90 | 88 | 136 | 372 | 530 | 431 | 425 | 501 | 487 | 434 | 421 | 414 | 414 | 346 | 302 | 278 | 226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
31 | 51 | 51 | 82 | 81 | 123 | 176 | 151 | 229 | 288 | 110 | 84 | 45 | 37 | 166 | 127 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 130 | 190 | 186 | 188 | 188 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 |
9 | 9 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 85 | 75 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 314 | 315 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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