Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 2PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
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 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
817 | 817 | 817 | 742 | 734 | 708 | 573 | 552 | 545 | 539 | 532 | 447 | 397 | 397 | 392 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 306 | 291 | 223 | 220 | 188 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.60m | 1:59AM1.77m | 5:08PM1.66m | 2:57AM1.64m | 5:35PM1.74m | 4:12AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.40m | 8:43PM1.40m | 9:39AM0.48m | 10:04PM1.35m | 10:16AM0.57m | 11:24PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
943 | 884 | 884 | 742 | 734 | 1231 | 1102 | 1080 | 1001 | 539 | 532 | 447 | 397 | 765 | 750 | 717 | 732 | 612 | 306 | 291 | 223 | 562 | 475 | 429 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 26 | S 26 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
817 | 817 | 817 | 3 | 3 | 708 | 573 | 552 | 545 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 397 | 392 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 220 | 188 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 26 | S 15 | S 16 | S 26 | S 25 | SSW 24 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 52 | 47 | 186 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | 867 | 1080 | — | — | — | — | 866 | 913 | 873 | 827 | — | — | — | — | — | 573 | 629 | 629 | 805 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 477 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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