Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 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 1AM is: 0.3m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1ft (0.3m)20s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.3
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
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)132121211320202020191919191818181818181818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70701131136763609797184184183179161155154154209249249246197132129
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
0
N
5
NE
5
NW
5
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
1.55
1:31AM
2.16
3:50PM
1.46
2:24AM
2.12
5:31PM
1.45
3:30AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
1.08
9:00AM
0.32
7:55PM
1.21
10:13AM
0.33
9:00PM
1.32
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:07-------7:05-------7:03-
Sunset-7:21-------7:21-------7:22------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212015141314142023221715151314212324191614131319
Feels °C (?)202015141112121821211513121011192122161311111218
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