The Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Santa Cruz, USA)
The Rivermouth Spot ID
Type: sandbar
Reliability: rarely breaks
Best: Swell SSW | Wind N
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.9 °C
| Tue | Wed | |||
| 8PM | 11PM | 2AM | 5AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 S |
S |
 S |
S |
| Period (s) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
glass | glass |
View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
The Rivermouth in Santa Cruz is a sheltered beach break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the north. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. It's often crowded here. Hazards include rocks, obstacles, pollution, rips.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
At Santa Cruz, California (0 km).
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
The Rivermouth Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Santa Cruz, 3 km from The Rivermouth.
light winds from the NNW km/h |  dry | Air temperature 13 °C |
Current weather near The Rivermouth
Buoy Data:
At Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA, 24 miles from The Rivermouth.
| 5PM | 6PM | 7PM | 8PM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 18 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
Overall The Rivermouth Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April
Wind stats for The Rivermouth: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to CAL - Santa Cruz surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of The Rivermouth
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Rivermouth:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break1 mi
- Fourth closest break1 mi
- Fifth closest break1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Rivermouth:
- Closest wave buoy24 mi
- Second closest wave buoy24 mi
- Third closest wave buoy25 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy44 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy55 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Rivermouth:
- Closest tide stationSanta Cruz0 mi
- Second closest tide stationLive Oak2 mi
- Third closest tide stationAptos6 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationRio Del Mar6 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationElkhorn Slough railroad bridge16 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to The Rivermouth is Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to The Rivermouth is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 50 km (31 miles) away.
- Third is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 80 km (50 miles) away.
- Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA is 86 km (53 miles) away.
- Modesto City Co Harry Sham Airport (MOD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to The Rivermouth and is 119 km (74 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for The Rivermouth, CAL - Santa Cruz. Use the tab navigation above to view The Rivermouth sea temperature, The Rivermouth photographs, The Rivermouth detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, The Rivermouth webcams, current wind from CAL - Santa Cruz live weather stations and The Rivermouth tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around The Rivermouth.
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