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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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
188 | 188 | 142 | 146 | 201 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 146 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 131 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 77 | 61 | 44 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.49m | 00:53AM1.93m | 4:43PM1.50m | 1:36AM1.86m | 5:49PM1.53m | 2:27AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM1.39m | 8:52AM0.42m | 7:38PM1.44m | 9:44AM0.47m | 8:54PM1.47m | 10:35AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 |
278 | 226 | 222 | 158 | 158 | 156 | 117 | 140 | 146 | 138 | 136 | 156 | 242 | 339 | 230 | 226 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 171 | 34 | 140 | 46 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | SW 13 |
188 | 188 | 142 | 146 | 201 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 24 | 47 | 108 | 134 | 20 | 134 | 28 | 131 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 166 | 34 | 135 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 3 | S 12 | WNW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 17 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 69 | 46 | 134 | 15 | 133 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 |
— | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 173 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 33 | — | — | 34 | 25 | 48 | 58 | 49 | 77 | 61 | — | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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