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Mitchell's Cove Surf Photo: 'Beach break surfing' by James Griffith

Lat Long: 36.95° N 122.03° W

Issued: 10 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mitchell's Cove sea temperature is

16.7° C

3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	S
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	S
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	14 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	13 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW
	12 s	cross- off	10 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	NW	WNW	SW
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	20 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	NW	WNW	SW
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	19 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	NW	WNW	SW
	19 s	cross- off	12 s	19 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	NW	WNW	SW
	18 s	cross- off	12 s	18 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	NW	WNW	SW
	18 s	cross- off	12 s	18 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	NW	NW	WNW
	17 s	cross- off	11 s	12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	NW	WNW	SW
	16 s	cross- off	12 s	17 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	N	NW	WNW
	16 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 February at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	N	WNW	SW
	16 s	cross- off	5 s	16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 February at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	N	NW	SW
	15 s	cross- off	5 s	15 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 February at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N		NW	SW
	15 s	glass		15 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 February at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NW	N	NW	SW
	15 s	cross	3 s	15 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 February at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mitchell's Cove around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 48 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.3 ft). Range 7.92m (26.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Mitchell's Cove Surf Photo: 'Beach break surfing' by James Griffith

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Photo taken at: 1:46 pm 9 Feb 2020