Capitola Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Capitola Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Capitola Rivermouth sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
13
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
159
159
159
122
122
121
81
107
106
104
104
139
103
102
102
167
186
261
340
415
295
424
450
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
0
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
WNW
5
S
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
ENE
0
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:01AM1.64m
9:53PM2.08m
11:23AM1.71m
10:33PM2.05m
11:46AM1.78m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.30m
3:55PM1.08m
4:53AM0.32m
4:36PM0.99m
5:21AM0.37m
5:18PM0.90m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
20
26
29
30
22
19
19
18
20
26
28
28
22
20
18
19
19
20
24
25
19
16
Feels °C
17
17
20
24
28
29
22
18
19
18
21
25
28
27
22
19
17
18
18
20
23
24
19
16
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