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The Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
14.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 1PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (06 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111121201918181717171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)747707755535467460366313308260218256301657778102613771514168819972931258823542028
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
1.67
1:55AM
1.46
12:37PM
1.45
2:32AM
1.48
1:33PM
1.23
3:08AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
0.81
6:36PM
-0.18
7:07AM
0.76
7:16PM
0.02
8:18AM
0.69
7:57PM
0.23
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
Sunrise-7:20-------7:20-------7:20------
Sunset---5:06-------5:07-------5:07----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1313141513131211111315141110111191013129876
Feels °C (?)1211131311121099111010876535875532
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