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The Rivermouth Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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The Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Rivermouth sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Rivermouth today?
The current surf forecast for The Rivermouth at 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
104 | 107 | 177 | 183 | 129 | 177 | 159 | 160 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 198 | 181 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 257 | 138 | 94 | 226 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.38m | 7:10AM1.23m | 8:37PM1.43m | 8:25AM1.19m | 9:07PM1.48m | 9:30AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.52m | 1:34PM0.05m | 2:29AM0.30m | 2:19PM0.14m | 3:15AM0.12m | 2:58PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 57 | 107 | 177 | 183 | 129 | 177 | 159 | 160 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 198 | 181 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 257 | 138 | 94 | 226 | 26 | 27 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | S 13 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 104 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 17 | 28 | 81 | 81 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | W 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 89 | 54 | 7 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 52 | 15 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 59 | 123 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1245 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 647 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 2 | 2 |
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