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Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
14.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Nov)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131616161515151515141414131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284645454444443434175125252343424242414061354545
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SE
5
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassoffoffoffoffcross-
on		glassglassoffoffoffoffglassglasscrossglassoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
1.56
9:50AM
2.11
12:33AM
1.54
10:24AM
2.08
1:27AM
1.52
10:59AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
0.22
3:49AM
1.28
5:26PM
0.23
4:21AM
1.33
6:08PM
0.26
4:56AM
1.38
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:54---
Sunset-------4:53-------4:53-------4:52
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11111010913151513121211111517171413121211141716
Feels °C (?)91088611131412101099131615121110109131515
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