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Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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 South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
85 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:54PM1.84m | 7:14AM1.75m | 8:27PM1.93m | 8:19AM1.72m | 8:55PM2.00m | 9:18AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM1.03m | 1:46PM0.52m | 2:35AM0.84m | 2:26PM0.63m | 3:21AM0.66m | 3:02PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
90 | 64 | 124 | 198 | 144 | 142 | 133 | 163 | 180 | 236 | 233 | 223 | 253 | 269 | 265 | 212 | 209 | 157 | 131 | 226 | 125 | 27 | 79 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
109 | 109 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 50 | 35 | 45 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 94 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
85 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 23 | 36 | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1245 | 1279 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 643 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 2 | 3 |
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