Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
1.1
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)12121515151515151514141413131313131313131361212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565657565555757575537065636362624487878561883938
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
E
10
SW
15
WSW
5
W
0
S
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
ononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
1.94
10:09AM
1.91
10:35PM
2.00
10:57AM
1.84
11:01PM
2.04
11:45AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
0.70
4:20PM
0.57
4:52AM
0.57
4:50PM
0.70
5:32AM
0.48
Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:29-------7:30
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C15151414141515151413121212151514131312109141616
Feels °C (?)1414131313141313141312111113121211111077111010
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