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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 Sunday 17 May 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
12.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today?
The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 69 | 69 | 36 | 60 | 58 | 162 | 65 | 64 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:08PM2.46m | 1:39PM1.63m | 11:59PM2.41m | 2:43PM1.63m | 00:54AM2.29m | 3:47PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM-0.12m | 5:48PM1.25m | 7:37AM-0.08m | 6:49PM1.30m | 8:34AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 59 | 59 | 1685 | 1074 | 800 | 601 | 32 | 30 | 61 | 427 | 544 | 555 | 490 | 411 | 419 | 325 | 1159 | 296 | 226 | 284 | 799 | 799 | 700 | 605 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | S 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 79 | 102 | 173 | 223 | 199 | 272 | 69 | 37 | 299 | 304 | 265 | 162 | 56 | 64 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 38 | 69 | 36 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 65 | 56 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1988 | 1865 | — | — | — | — | 471 | 784 | 703 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 436 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 147 | 38 |
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