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Cowell Beach

36.96°N · 122.02°W

Shore spot · BeachGroundfish Management Area CentralCalifornia Halibut · Open

Cowell Beach Fishing Forecast

Updated today

California Halibut fishing at Cowell Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 6 AM to 6 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Cowell Beach from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for California Halibut. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

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Best score for the day · 9 AM

86/100

GOOD

Now 86 · 10 AM PST

BEST WINDOW

6 AM-6 PM

Tide flooding

CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Central · California Halibut openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 22"

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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Conditions · now

Time

10 AM

Now

Score

Good

Tide

3.2 ft ▲

Flooding

Current

—

Flood

Wind

0 kn

NE · steady

Sea state

Lumpy

4 ft @ 6 s W

Air temp

58°

Mild

Weather

Clear

4% cloud

Time

10 AM

Score

Tide

3.2 ft ▲

Current

—

Wind

0 kn

Sea state

Lumpy

Air temp

58°

Weather

Clear

Why this score

Current

Slack

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

California Halibut

Retention open

Daily limit: 5 per day
Possession: 5 in possession
Size: Minimum 22"
Annual quota: Not published
Other: Open year-round. Daily bag and total possession limit is 5 fish south of Point Sur, Monterey County. Minimum size limit 22 inches total length.

Other species here

Barred Surfperch Retention open

Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Central · synced today

Seasonality

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When California Halibut is best at this spot

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Beach

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Paid lots and street parking near the wharf and West Cliff, with stairs down to the sand. Fish the calmer water between the wharf and the point.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting swimbaits from the sand