Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz County · California
Mitchell's Cove Surf Report & Forecast, Santa Cruz, CA
Mitchell's Cove, Santa Cruz, California: 3–4 ft, waist to chest high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 5.9 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with calm wind. Water is about 67°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm.
3–4 ft
waist to chest high
- Swell
- 5.9 ft · 15 s · WSW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 4.4 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm
- Water
- 67°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 68°Ffeels like 67°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:03 pm
Mitchell's Cove surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Mitchell's Cove: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Mitchell's Cove: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 3 mph offshore (N) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 15 | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (N), gusts 14 | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (N), gusts 12 | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 5.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 3.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NW) | -0.2 ft |
Mitchell's Cove waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Mitchell's Cove arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 236 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 23% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Mitchell's Cove surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Mitchell's Cove: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 2–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–6 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–6 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Mitchell's Cove are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–4 ft | Good | 6.4 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 3.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.9 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 13 | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 9 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Fair | 3.4 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 11 | 9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Fair | 6.2 ft · 14 s · WSW | 7 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 13 | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 25 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–6 ft | Great | 6.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (N), gusts 11 | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 11 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–6 ft | Great | 5.4 ft · 17 s · WSW | 4 mph onshore (S) | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–6 ft | Great | 6.3 ft · 15 s · W | 8 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 15 | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–3 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph offshore (N), gusts 14 | 12 mph offshore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 12 mph offshore (NNW) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Mitchell's Cove are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Mitchell's Cove tide chart and tide times
Tides at Mitchell's Cove today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:13 am, high 6.3 ft at 9:18 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm and high 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.4 ft and falling.
Mitchell's Cove tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:13 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:18 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:46 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.1 ft at 12:15 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:13 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:01 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.1 ft at 1:15 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:45 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:45 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.2 ft at 2:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:22 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:36 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:33 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.2 ft at 3:20 amLow 4.0 ft at 6:12 amHigh 5.5 ft at 12:17 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:23 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.3 ft at 4:19 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:38 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:04 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:18 amHigh 4.5 ft at 2:11 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:53 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Mitchell's Cove water temperature
The water temperature at Mitchell's Cove is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 3 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 69°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Mitchell's Cove
- Swift Street0.5 mi WSW · 4–5 ft · Poor to Fair
- Stockton Avenue0.6 mi WSW · 8–9 ft · Poor
- Its Beach0.7 mi E · 6–8 ft · Great
- Steamer Lane0.9 mi E · 7–8 ft · Great
- Natural Bridges State Beach1.1 mi W · 7–8 ft · Great
- Cowells Cove1.2 mi NE · 3–4 ft · Great
Rated right now. The Current app animates the surf itself on a live map of the whole coast. See the app →
About Mitchell's Cove
Mitchell's Cove is a cove in Santa Cruz County, California, facing south. Also called Mitchells.
Follow Mitchell's Cove in the Current app
The first 10 days are free, and Premium adds days 11–16.
Forecasts are estimates. Never rely on them for safety. For rip current risk and beach hazards, check the National Weather Service. Forecasts from Current's novel physics simulation. No AI. No black boxes. Ocean and weather data: NOAA (U.S. government data). NOAA does not endorse this site.