
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s 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 (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
590 | 493 | 575 | 575 | 568 | 561 | 554 | 539 | 525 | 428 | 422 | 422 | 428 | 428 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.52m | 12:35PM2.00m | 3:22AM1.47m | 1:13PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.36m | 6:29AM1.24m | 8:11PM0.42m | 7:04AM1.32m | 9:08PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
590 | 493 | 575 | 575 | 568 | 561 | 554 | 539 | 525 | 428 | 422 | 422 | 428 | 428 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 411 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
321 | 46 | 321 | 321 | 312 | 290 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 225 | 178 | 151 | 172 | 164 | 157 | 152 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 23 | SW 23 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | 321 | 42 | 35 | 22 | 26 | 42 | 43 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 3 | — | — |
69 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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