Capitola Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Issued: 4 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Capitola Rivermouth sea temperature is
13.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Capitola Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 8AM is: 1.1m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)20s
Afternoon (09 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Evening (09 Jun)4ft (1.2m)19s

Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
21
1
S
21
1.1
S
20
1.2
S
20
1.3
S
19
1.3
S
19
1.2
S
19
1.2
S
18
1.2
S
18
1.2
S
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
729
840
910
1103
1277
1277
1059
930
909
899
1081
1081
889
849
643
627
627
620
620
758
612
496
365
355
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
15
WNW
0
NNW
0
NNW
0
NE
0
N
0
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
0
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:41AM1.43m
6:31PM1.97m
7:10AM1.40m
7:04PM2.11m
8:31AM1.43m
7:43PM2.25m
Low Tide
00:31AM1.01m
11:34AM0.79m
1:28AM0.76m
12:19PM0.91m
2:19AM0.50m
1:07PM1.02m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
19
23
24
19
14
13
12
16
23
25
23
18
17
18
18
20
21
22
21
17
15
Feels °C
13
13
15
19
22
22
19
14
12
11
16
22
24
22
17
16
17
17
19
19
21
20
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
21
1
S
21
1.1
S
20
1.2
S
20
1.3
S
19
1.3
S
19
1.2
S
19
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.2
S
18
1.2
S
17
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
729
840
910
1103
1277
1277
1059
527
561
658
687
731
889
849
980
867
867
810
740
627
537
480
353
325
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
S
18
1.2
S
18
1.2
S
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WNW
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
57
43
39
84
118
85
240
930
909
899
1081
1081
42
25
643
627
627
620
620
758
612
496
365
355
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
NW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
22
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
134
133
127
123
3
12
68
67
67
66
3
10
25
50
25
2
9
21
8
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
237
522
119
849
1040
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
38
38
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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