Mareloa

Cowell Beach, California

Near Santa Cruz · 1.0 mi

1 photo

Tide

Rising tide, 2.3 ft
  • Low 12:00 AM · -0.8 ft
  • High 07:00 AM · 3.6 ft
  • Low 02:00 PM · -1.0 ft
  • High 07:00 PM · 2.4 ft
Tide calendar

Sea conditions

Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.

Estimated surface
≈ 65.8 °F
Waves
6.2 ft
Period
11.5 s
Swell
5.1 ft W
Modelled current
0.2 mph
Surface temperature · 24 h≈ 65.7 °F – 66.0 °F

Local conditions

UV
0.0
Cloud cover
100 %
Sunrise
06:36 AM
Sunset
05:06 PM

Temperature over 48 hours

Hourly temperature forecast

This point remains readable, but it is outside the common selectable horizon.

Seven-day weather outlook

Place characteristics

Distance to town
Santa Cruz · 1.0 mi
Length
4,163 ft
Cliffs nearby
3 ft
shore_axis_deg
79

Practical information

RecordedNot documented

© OpenStreetMap · Oct 20, 2026 · check on site · Sources

Surface
Sand
Wind on the beach
Side wind

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Today’s windows

Calculated at 06:54 PM · rules coast-v5

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  • Possible window
  • Less favourable
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  • Shore gathering — Check first

    Shore gathering

    11:00 PM–02:00 AM · Check first

    • physical window around low tide

    Confidence 40 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

  • Beach run — Possible window

    Beach run

    08:00 AM–09:30 AM · Possible window

    • moderate wind
    • low rain risk
    • cooler hour for running

    High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.

    Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

  • Coastal walk — Possible window

    Coastal walk

    10:00 AM–12:00 PM · Possible window

    • moderate wind
    • low rain risk
    • comfortable walking hour

    High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.

    Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

  • Family beach time — Check first

    Family beach time

    02:00 PM–05:00 PM · Check first

    • moderate wind
    • low rain risk
    • mild temperature

    Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

  • Photography — Possible window

    Photography

    03:05 PM–05:05 PM · Possible window

    • moderate wind
    • low rain risk
    • late-day light

    High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.

    Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

  • Sunset — Possible window

    Sunset

    04:20 PM–05:50 PM · Possible window

    • moderate wind
    • low rain risk
    • around sunset

    High score, low confidence: the data behind this window is incomplete or approximate. Check the conditions on site.

    Confidence 55 % · rules coast-v5 · Sources : Open-Meteo, modèle SMOC Météo-France/Copernicus Marine · Données météo par Open-Meteo.com

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Languages
English
Currency
US Dollar
Driving side
right

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Sources and method

Tide heights
Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions
Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics
These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — RAD and Beach Attributes; U.S. federal government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. §105)Aging

Official catalogue · Bathing water quality

Method and source ↗
© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-10-20T20:23:47Z; offline reviewed snapshot (companion profile), ODbLFresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗
Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗

Modelled sea level: limited coastal accuracy, and a different reference from chart datum.

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

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