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Pirate's Cove, Shell Beach, CA

2.5ft
swell
GOOD
10s period
🌦Light Drizzle
60°Fair
68°Fwater
3 km/hESE
offshore Hs4ft
Swell Period10s
Swell DirW
Wind3 km/h
Wind Gust11 km/h
UV Index3

Swell

Primary

2.5ft10sfrom W 259°
NESW

Wind

3km/h

ESE115°

Gusts11 km/h
ConditionsGlassy

Conditions

Water
68°F
🌡Air
60°F
UV Index
3 Moderate
Visibility
12 km

Sky

🌦

Light Drizzle

Rain chance
8%
Gusts
11 km/h

48-Hour Wave Outlook

10-Day Forecast

Today

☁️
★★★★

1–3.5ft

WNW
67°F55°F
↑13

Tomorrow

🌧
★★★

1–3ft

W
63°F59°F
↑13
💧23%

Sat

🌦
★★★★

1–3ft

SSW
63°F58°F
↑8
💧72%

Hover or tap any day for a full forecast breakdown.

Tides

📡

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Spots Nearby

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Surf Climatology

Pirate's Cove Surf Report

Shell Beach, CA · 35.1590°, -120.6790°

Also known as: Shell Beach, Pirates Cove

Pirate's Cove (Shell Beach, CA) is a reef break. It has both lefts and rights. In our swell history, its best months are Jan & Feb. This page is its live surf report and 10-day forecast from Groundswell. The forecast shows swell height, period and direction, wind and tides hour by hour, with a rating for each day.

Peak Season

Jan & Feb

Best time to surf Pirate's Cove: seasonal wave data

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