Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 37 | 74 | 99 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 96 | 99 | 61 | 79 | 85 | 61 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.34m | 3:57PM2.01m | 5:54AM1.28m | 4:51PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.77m | 8:59AM0.99m | 11:33PM0.63m | 9:45AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 99 | 96 | 76 | 75 | 50 | 40 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 96 | 99 | 54 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 37 | 74 | 99 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 30 | 30 | 61 | 79 | 85 | 61 | 84 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 631 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
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