Mitchell's Cove 5-Day Forecast Summary
Here's how the next 5 days are shaping up at Mitchell's Cove, Santa Cruz County, California. Each day is rated based on breaking wave height, swell period, and wind — updated hourly from the latest NOAA GFS run.
Wed, Jul 22: 2–3+ft, 10s period, rated Fair. Dawn patrol is the move — 2-3+ft on SSW swell at 10s with calm winds. Conditions go downhill through the afternoon.
Thu, Jul 23: 2–3+ft, 14s period, rated Fair. First light looks cleanest — 2-3+ft on SSW swell at 14s with barely a breath of wind. The W wind kicks in by afternoon — 10mph and poor - fair by then.
Fri, Jul 24: 2–3ft, 23s period, rated Fair. First light looks cleanest — 2-3ft on S swell at 13s with light NW winds. Onshore flow builds through the day to 9mph, bringing conditions down to poor - fair.
Sat, Jul 25: 2–3ft, 22s period, rated Poor - Fair. A slow one — 2-3ft waves and poor - fair conditions with barely a breath of wind. Expect the wind to bump up to around 6mph by PM.
Sun, Jul 26: 2–3+ft, 20s period, rated Poor - Fair. The sweet spot is around midday — 2-3+ft waves, calm winds, fair conditions. Morning is a bit bumpy but things clean up by late morning. Don't wait too long — the wind comes back up after lunch.