Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 4PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 513 | 468 | 456 | 456 | 456 | 371 | 449 | 449 | 456 | 273 | 269 | 250 | 317 | 361 | 371 | 381 | 376 | 276 | 265 | 329 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.67m | 6:40PM1.67m | 8:23AM1.75m | 7:39PM1.68m | 8:41AM1.85m | 8:34PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM1.22m | 1:33AM0.59m | 2:08PM1.05m | 2:06AM0.63m | 2:47PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 534 | 513 | 468 | 538 | 513 | 610 | 545 | 451 | 291 | 456 | 273 | 140 | 157 | 317 | 361 | 371 | 381 | 376 | 276 | 265 | 195 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 151 | 151 | 290 | 456 | 456 | 456 | 371 | 449 | 449 | 183 | 154 | 184 | 250 | 153 | 75 | 107 | 150 | 105 | 101 | 251 | 329 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 24 | WNW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 22 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 71 | 84 | 11 | 128 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 99 | 131 | 87 | 269 | 143 | 214 | 194 | 127 | 194 | 127 | 266 | 65 | 65 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 33 | 260 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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