Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1ft (0.3m)21s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111414141414141413212121131320202019191919181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1461381161157876737170701131136744609797184184183179161155154
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
0
WSW
5
N
5
N
0
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
0
S
0
ENE
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
SW
0
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglassglassglassglassglassonglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
1.67
12:49AM
2.18
2:26PM
1.55
1:31AM
2.16
3:50PM
1.46
2:24AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
0.93
7:57AM
0.33
7:10PM
1.08
9:00AM
0.32
7:55PM
1.21
10:13AM
0.33
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:05-
Sunset-7:20-------7:21-------7:21------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222016151312121922201514131313202222171615141521
Feels °C (?)212016141211101721201514111111182021151412111218
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