Cowells Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.96° N 122.03° W

Cowells Cove WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cowells Cove sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.5° 

Cowells Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Cowells Cove surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 867 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cowells Cove this week:

The surf forecast for Cowells Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cowells Cove in the next 16 days are 1.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 11s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 11) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5PM (Thu 8th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 16s
Best Surf 2PM (Tue 13th Oct)4ft (1.2m) 17s
Most Powerful 2PM (Tue 13th Oct)4ft (1.2m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cowells Cove over the next 16 days.


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