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Capitola Rivermouth Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 3AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 123 | 123 | 86 | 86 | 118 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 107 | 147 | 151 | 97 | 93 | 70 | 69 | 86 | 191 | 188 | 174 | 169 | 123 | 121 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:51PM 2.09 | 10:34AM 1.78 | 10:21PM 2.21 | 11:30AM 1.74 | 10:54PM 2.29 | 12:29PM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:24AM 0.45 | 4:08PM 0.78 | 5:10AM 0.26 | 4:44PM 0.90 | 5:58AM 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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