Check the Beach

Cowell Beach

Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:25 pm
8 am
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
—
Wind
96 km/hmph SE
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:25 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am117
8.0Great9 am85
8.0Great10 am74
8.0Great11 am74
8.1Great12 pm53
8.3Great1 pm106
7.7Great2 pm159
7.3Great3 pm1711
7.5Great4 pm1711
7.6Great5 pm159
7.5Great6 pm117
Sat
7.2Great8 am2113
7.2Great9 am2113
7.3Great10 am2012
7.6Great11 am1710
8.1Great12 pm148
8.6Excellent1 pm106
8.7Excellent2 pm74
8.8Excellent3 pm21
8.7Excellent4 pm63
8.5Excellent5 pm85
8.0Great6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Boat ramp100 m310 ft awayCowell Beach Boat Ramp

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.9 miHarborcreek (town)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miErie International Airport (ERI)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%