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Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 PST
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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
13.9° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.3
SSW
0.4
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)161312151414131313121212121216151413131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33934465225084534404344342928284471119279261284401365396363295248
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
1.55
9:22AM
2.22
11:39PM
1.58
9:59AM
2.20
12:09AM
1.62
10:37AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
1.24
4:50PM
0.15
3:56AM
1.22
5:22PM
0.17
4:40AM
1.19
5:52PM
0.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset-----5:16-------5:17-------5:19--
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515182120161615141317212016151414131720201715
Feels °C (?)131211152019131312111014191813121111101518181513
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