Cowell beach/surf in Santa Cruz 1/10/2021

[@SantaCruzLocal]

This is the best spot to learn on the West Coast ! It’s where I learned in 1974 in a beaver tail wetsuit on a 6’ 1” micheal Junod single fin winged pin tail. Damn I miss that board.

[@andrewferguson8032]

You are so right! My kids are learning to surf and I keep wishing we could go there. It’s literally the best place ever for beginners

[@devonstarr1831]

gnaryllyy dudeeee

[@dennismcquoid9751]

It's Waikiki with wetsuits ;-)

[@TubularAnimator]

Good. I just subscribed with all notifications, liked, commented, etc.

[@sandyvogt9212]

I'm from Pensacola Florida and rented a board at Cowbells Cove.Great people in the line up. Asked locals advice to navigate the crowd that day, one said pick your wave and learn how to drive in traffic and enjoy. Great nose ride fun place 😉

[@sandyvogt9212]

Sorry,,not Cowbells Cove🤭

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Used to go there all the time. Great fun. And the restaurants on the pier had great food.

[@siliconvalleyengineer5875]

1970s-1980s the surf waves at cowels are very forgiving, the washingmachine does nor last long and was fun. on a perfect day the water would be clear and I could see the fish swimming under my board. a surfer could lire a wave a long distance and get plenty ot experience to move on to larger waves at the hook and then steamers. I had my board made at Hout, it was a 6'2" spoontail.

[@wiscgaloot]

Party wave! Not too much of a kook fest, it seems.

[@Hrmn8tor]

Just me and my 100 friends :)

[@ldfreitas9437]

Because of the lack of rain the last few winters, there is no sand built up in this bay. Even on the minus tides of early morning hours this past summer, the waves just rolled in and did not break on the biggest of south swells.

[@scottthomasen8978]

Yep...I wanted to take my kids there to give it a go where I leaned growing up, but would never break. I tried to get there at the lowest tide and still nothing. Hopefully, that has changed now after the rains. Probably will run into waterlogged redwoods and septic tanks now!