Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 6AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.6
W
10
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
181
109
106
155
155
155
155
103
102
91
92
87
90
89
85
85
55
53
70
47
46
26
26
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
0
NNW
5
WNW
0
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:27PM1.66m
4:37AM1.89m
7:15PM1.75m
5:59AM1.81m
7:54PM1.84m
7:14AM1.75m
Low Tide
11:03PM1.33m
12:06PM0.34m
00:32AM1.20m
1:00PM0.42m
1:41AM1.03m
1:46PM0.52m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:22
6:20
6:18
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7:50
7:51
7:52
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
11
14
16
16
13
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
13
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
Energy kJ
277
615
88
77
79
84
91
155
103
269
260
75
56
135
135
103
90
109
124
198
144
142
133
163
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
S
15
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
186
181
149
145
138
133
155
83
81
102
91
49
87
90
89
109
109
55
53
49
10
11
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
S
13
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
NW
10
0.1
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
12
8
109
106
155
155
98
50
84
85
84
92
47
72
71
85
85
17
15
7
47
46
24
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
NW
9
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
10
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
53
124
92
105
174
88
13
70
8
17
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
104
343
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
38
38
569
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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