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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 Sunday 19 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 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 139 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 289 | 454 | 715 | 692 | 609 | 599 | 486 | 586 | 621 | 422 | 343 | 191 | 172 | 172 | 136 | 109 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:14AM 1.79 | 2:48PM 1.19 | 1:02AM 1.76 | 4:06PM 1.18 | 1:59AM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:55PM 0.77 | 7:14AM -0.39 | 6:43PM 0.89 | 8:13AM -0.33 | 7:48PM 0.98 | 9:20AM -0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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