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Cowell's Beach Children's Surfing Area
point
tide: high
1.5
Updated 0 min ago
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Face
3.3ft
11s period
Swell
WNW
290°
Wind
cross-off
1 mph
ESE
Tide
-0.1 ft
slack
Conditions
Mixed
Mixed
27% wind sea
Swell breakdown
WAVEWATCH III
Wind sea
NW
5.1ft
7s
not surfable
not surfable
P1 (primary)
WNW
4.2ft
11s
75%
P2 (secondary)
SSW
2.1ft
13s
20%
P3 (tertiary)
SSW
1.1ft
16s
5%
Swell components (ft) · next 48h
Wind speed (mph) · next 48h
Tide (ft) · next 48h
Spot info
Break
point
Tide preference
high
Crowd
heavy
Hazards
sharks, rips, rocks, crowds, cold water
Optimal conditions
Swell
W 270°
Wind
NE offshore
Tide
high
Period
10s+
Break
point
Nearest buoy
Buoy
NDBC 46236
Hs
5.6 ft
Tp
13s
Dir
W
Water
53°F
Reading
5/14/2026, 4:56:00 AM
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7-day forecast
Time
Rating
Face
Period
Swell
Wind
Tide
Thu, May 14
2am
3.3
11s
WNW
290°
2
mph
cross
-0.1ft
↑
5am
5.1
12s
W
268°
4
mph
cross-on
0.0ft
↑
8am
4.3
8s
WNW
299°
3
mph
cross
2.3ft
↑
11am
3.6
12s
W
270°
6
mph
onshore
3.5ft
↓
2pm
2.7
12s
WSW
242°
12
mph
cross-on
1.9ft
5pm
1.2
16s
SSW
191°
10
mph
cross
1.9ft
↑
8pm
1.2
16s
SSW
192°
8
mph
cross
4.7ft
↑
11pm
3.4
12s
W
269°
4
mph
cross
5.4ft
Fri, May 15
2am
1.2
15s
SSW
192°
2
mph
cross-on
1.8ft
↓
5am
2.3
13s
SSW
211°
4
mph
offshore
-0.8ft
↑
8am
2.4
13s
SSW
210°
1
mph
cross-on
1.1ft
↑
11am
1.3
15s
S
191°
5
mph
cross-on
3.5ft
↓
2pm
1.4
14s
S
191°
13
mph
cross
2.7ft
↓
5pm
1.8
16s
W
269°
12
mph
cross
2.0ft
↑
8pm
1.7
16s
WNW
298°
18
mph
cross
4.5ft
↑
11pm
2.5
15s
W
278°
16
mph
cross
6.0ft
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