Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 30 Jun 2025 PDT
Forecast 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
13.6° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (30 Jun)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
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Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)876464535050507277911201171399394117207207259205247239228273404407384304301325407407410791270259336378380376381331419466464450438436420411337257353350389329324420388264
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
0
SSE
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
0
SSE
5
ENE
0
ENE
0
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
0
E
0
W
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
SE
0
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
1.79
3:07AM
1.63
4:50PM
1.84
4:19AM
1.45
5:27PM
1.88
5:47AM
1.34
6:02PM
1.92
7:21AM
1.31
6:37PM
1.96
8:44AM
1.34
7:13PM
2.00
9:48AM
1.40
7:51PM
2.05
10:36AM
1.45
8:31PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
1.14
9:48AM
0.61
11:10PM
1.04
10:25AM
0.78
12:22AM
0.91
11:03AM
0.94
1:22AM
0.76
11:45AM
1.08
2:11AM
0.62
12:32PM
1.19
2:54AM
0.48
1:21PM
1.25
3:35AM
0.37
2:10PM
1.29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Sunrise------5:50-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset--8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-
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Rain (mm)
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