Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 4PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 419 | 419 | 487 | 447 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 430 | 353 | 344 | 326 | 318 | 314 | 309 | 272 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 164 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53AM1.91m | 10:38PM2.08m | 11:23AM1.99m | 11:28PM1.96m | 11:54AM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.74m | 5:05AM0.38m | 5:25PM0.63m | 5:38AM0.54m | 6:13PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 373 | 419 | 419 | 487 | 447 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 430 | 353 | 344 | 326 | 318 | 161 | 80 | 106 | 101 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 164 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 153 | 103 | 85 | 66 | 109 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 101 | 51 | 85 | 36 | 314 | 309 | 272 | 214 | 60 | 59 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 87 | 22 | 69 | 66 | 43 | 38 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 98 | 127 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 192 | 103 | 159 | — | — | — | 96 | 71 | 159 | 131 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 87 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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