
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
559 | 545 | 458 | 452 | 412 | 412 | 505 | 505 | 412 | 402 | 392 | 314 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 314 | 306 | 287 | 249 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 5:34PM2.05m | 7:17AM1.31m | 6:20PM2.17m | 8:43AM1.37m | 7:12PM2.28m | 9:49AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.60m | 11:25AM1.08m | 2:02AM0.37m | 12:27PM1.17m | 2:56AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
559 | 545 | 458 | 452 | 232 | 243 | 261 | 326 | 412 | 402 | 392 | 364 | 381 | 346 | 354 | 389 | 306 | 287 | 249 | 302 | 243 | 212 | 207 | 207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | S 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
119 | 66 | 118 | 119 | 412 | 412 | 505 | 505 | 193 | 402 | — | 314 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 314 | — | — | 9 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — | W 18 | — |
— | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 |
199 | 228 | 222 | 175 | — | — | — | — | 318 | 331 | 364 | — | — | — | — | — | 381 | 439 | 360 | 479 | — | — | — | 330 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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