Capitola Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Issued: 4 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Capitola Rivermouth sea temperature is
17.0° C

4.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Capitola Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Capitola Rivermouth based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Capitola Rivermouth right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Capitola Rivermouth

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Watsonville Airport

15 km ESE216 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudDry and cloudy
10
light winds from the WSW
(9 km/h at 250°)
14.4 °C16
16
overcast

BUOY-46236

23 km S3 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-MLSC1

24 km SE3 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
10
-
(9 km/h at -°)
15.3 °C-
-


San Martin Airport (California)

33 km ENE86 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C16
16


Fort Ord/Fritzsche Airport (California)

37 km SSE41 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudDry and cloudy
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 270°)
12 °C16
16
overcast

San Jose/Reid Hillview Airport

40 km NNE439 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
SKC °C16
16


BUOY-MEYC1

40 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


San Jose Airport

44 km N218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
moderate winds from the N
(22 km/h at 350°)
18.3 °C16
16


Monterey Airport

44 km SSE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the WSW
(19 km/h at 250°)
15.6 °C16
16
broken

Monterey Buoy

46 km SW3 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
5
light winds from the WNW
(7 km/h at 300°)
14.4 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Capitola Rivermouth and within an acceptable time window.

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