Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
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
Period(s) (?)131212121212121215151515151515141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)626160585756565657565554757575537065636362624487
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
SW
0
NW
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onononglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
1.95
10:10PM
1.94
10:09AM
1.91
10:35PM
2.00
10:57AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
0.86
3:47PM
0.45
4:10AM
0.70
4:20PM
0.57
4:52AM
0.57
4:50PM
0.70
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--6:56-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:29-------7:29--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191716191917141415141416161713121211111315151413
Feels °C (?)171615181715131314131314131412111110101214131311
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