Cowells Cove surf break

Cowells Cove surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 20 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Nov)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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 (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131616161515151515141414131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284645454444443434175125252343424242414061354545
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
offglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassoffcrosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
1.23
9:44AM
1.68
1:03AM
1.22
10:15AM
1.67
1:50AM
1.21
10:50AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
-0.12
3:52AM
1.05
4:58PM
-0.12
4:14AM
1.12
5:32PM
-0.09
4:33AM
1.15
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:54---
Sunset-------4:54-------4:53-------4:53
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121111101013151513131212111417171513131212141616
Feels °C (?)10109871113141211101081215151311111010131414
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