Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Capitola Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Capitola Rivermouth sea temperature is
18.2°C
4.3° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
226
173
173
173
175
175
133
0
105
70
68
67
103
104
69
44
44
46
91
90
148
92
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:55PM1.69m
7:25AM2.06m
7:58PM1.67m
7:54AM2.12m
8:55PM1.65m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.80m
00:54AM0.65m
1:59PM0.60m
1:33AM0.78m
2:42PM0.43m
2:09AM0.91m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
15
14
14
14
13
18
21
20
17
16
15
14
14
19
22
22
18
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
19
13
13
14
13
11
17
20
19
15
14
13
12
12
17
20
20
15
14
13
13
12
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