Mitchell's Cove Surf Guide
Mitchell's Cove in Santa Cruz is a sheltered reef and point break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Often Crowded. Hazards include rips, rocks and locals.
Mitchell's Cove Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: | Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
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 Reef and point |  2 | fairly consistent | 15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Mitchell's Cove:
The best conditions reported for surf at Mitchell's Cove occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.
Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas
Mitchell's Cove Surf:
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Mitchell's Cove Surf Guide
Mitchell's Cove in Santa Cruz is a sheltered reef and point break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Often Crowded. Hazards include rips, rocks and locals.
Mitchell's Cove Spot Info
Type: Rating: Reliability: Todays Sea Temp*: Reef and point2fairly consistent 15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satelliteSurfing Mitchell's Cove:
The best conditions reported for surf at Mitchell's Cove occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.
Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas
Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en Mitchell's Cove, fotografías Mitchell's Cove, previsiones detalladas de olas para Mitchell's Cove, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para Mitchell's Cove, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en CAL - Santa Cruz y predicciones de marea para Mitchell's Cove. Las mapas de olas para United States enseñarán un mapa grande de United States y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de United States, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de Mitchell's Cove.
Mitchell's Cove Surf:
Saturday, 11 July 2026, 02:58 Local timesábado 11 2AM 5AM 8AM 11AM Wave (m) Período (s) 8 8 7 7 Viento (km/h) Estado del Viento glass glass glass on - /breaks/Mitchells-Cove/forecasts/latest
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Mitchell's Cove Surf Guide
Mitchell's Cove in Santa Cruz is a sheltered reef and point break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Often Crowded. Hazards include rips, rocks and locals.
Mitchell's Cove Spot Info
Type: Rating: Reliability: Todays Sea Temp*: Reef and point2fairly consistent 15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satelliteSurfing Mitchell's Cove:
The best conditions reported for surf at Mitchell's Cove occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.
Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas
Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en Mitchell's Cove, fotografías Mitchell's Cove, previsiones detalladas de olas para Mitchell's Cove, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para Mitchell's Cove, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en CAL - Santa Cruz y predicciones de marea para Mitchell's Cove. Las mapas de olas para United States enseñarán un mapa grande de United States y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de United States, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de Mitchell's Cove.
Mitchell's Cove Surf:
Saturday, 11 July 2026, 02:58 Local timesábado 11 2AM 5AM 8AM 11AM Wave (m) Período (s) 8 8 7 7 Viento (km/h) Estado del Viento glass glass glass on - /breaks/Mitchells-Cove/forecasts/latest
Mitchell's Cove Surf Guide
Mitchell's Cove in Santa Cruz is a sheltered reef and point break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Often Crowded. Hazards include rips, rocks and locals.
Mitchell's Cove Spot Info
Type: Rating: Reliability: Todays Sea Temp*: Reef and point2fairly consistent 15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satelliteSurfing Mitchell's Cove:
The best conditions reported for surf at Mitchell's Cove occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.
Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas
Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en Mitchell's Cove, fotografías Mitchell's Cove, previsiones detalladas de olas para Mitchell's Cove, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para Mitchell's Cove, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en CAL - Santa Cruz y predicciones de marea para Mitchell's Cove. Las mapas de olas para United States enseñarán un mapa grande de United States y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de United States, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de Mitchell's Cove.
Mitchell's Cove Surf:
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Spots de Surf más cercanos a Mitchell's Cove:
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Boyas marinas más cercanas a Mitchell's Cove:
- Closest Boya Marinas23 mi
- Second closest Boya Marinas23 mi
- Third closest Boya Marinas24 mi
- Fourth closest Boya Marinas42 mi
- Fifth closest Boya Marinas55 mi
Estaciones de marea más cercanas a Mitchell's Cove:
- Closest estación de mareaSanta Cruz1 mi
- Second closest estación de mareaLive Oak4 mi
- Third closest estación de mareaAptos7 mi
- Fourth closest estación de mareaRio Del Mar7 mi
- Fifth closest estación de mareaElkhorn Slough, Highway 1 Bridge17 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Mitchell's Cove is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Mitchell's Cove is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away.
- Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 80 km (50 miles) away.
- Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 87 km (54 miles) away.
- Modesto City Co Harry Sham Airport (MOD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Mitchell's Cove and is 122 km (76 miles) away.
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