Capitola Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Capitola Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Capitola Rivermouth sea temperature is
16.9° C
3.5° 

Capitola Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
559
545
458
452
412
412
505
505
412
402
392
314
387
387
387
314
306
287
249
242
242
242
242
242
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
0
S
0
NE
0
NE
0
SW
0
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
0
E
0
SE
0
NE
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
E
5
NNE
0
NE
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
5:34PM2.05m
7:17AM1.31m
6:20PM2.17m
8:43AM1.37m
7:12PM2.28m
9:49AM1.46m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.60m
11:25AM1.08m
2:02AM0.37m
12:27PM1.17m
2:56AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
18
13
12
11
13
19
22
22
18
13
13
12
14
19
24
24
19
15
14
14
16
22
Feels °C
19
21
19
13
12
11
13
18
21
22
19
13
14
12
14
18
22
23
19
15
14
14
16
21
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