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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 4 am Monday 04 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 9AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
84 | 84 | 85 | 75 | 166 | 127 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 130 | 190 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 142 | 146 | 201 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 146 | 138 | 136 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:41PM2.06m | 2:24PM1.52m | 00:16AM2.00m | 3:30PM1.49m | 00:53AM1.93m | 4:43PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.31m | 6:13PM1.33m | 8:02AM0.36m | 6:50PM1.39m | 8:52AM0.42m | 7:38PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 372 | 530 | 431 | 425 | 501 | 569 | 434 | 421 | 414 | 414 | 346 | 302 | 278 | 226 | 222 | 158 | 199 | 156 | 150 | 140 | 146 | 138 | 136 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 110 | 84 | 45 | 26 | 166 | 127 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 130 | 190 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 142 | 146 | 201 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 69 | 47 | 108 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 80 | 85 | 75 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 81 | 69 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 33 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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