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Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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Capitola Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Capitola Rivermouth sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:47PM2.10m | 11:00AM1.64m | 10:13PM2.12m | 11:49AM1.62m | 10:40PM2.12m | 12:37PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.39m | 4:05PM1.00m | 5:17AM0.31m | 4:36PM1.10m | 5:54AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
75 | 166 | 130 | 130 | 231 | 226 | 203 | 158 | 227 | 227 | 222 | 669 | 190 | 237 | 261 | 299 | 255 | 299 | 299 | 280 | 443 | 424 | 158 | 177 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 |
173 | 71 | 67 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 163 | 33 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 28 | 181 | 138 | 99 | 113 | 140 | 136 | 171 | 270 | 149 | 127 | 20 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 |
17 | 171 | 158 | 67 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
166 | — | 232 | — | — | — | — | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 311 | 228 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 315 |
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