The Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)12121313812121212121515151515151514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)878963646259575656565756555454848481979188888787
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
0
E
0
N
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
ESE
0
N
0
S
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
1.41
9:23AM
1.44
10:26PM
1.45
10:17AM
1.37
10:51PM
1.47
11:07AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
0.37
3:38PM
-0.03
4:07AM
0.21
4:13PM
0.08
4:47AM
0.09
4:45PM
0.22
Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----6:56-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:29-------7:30
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919181619181715151414141516161413131112131515
Feels °C (?)181817171518161414141312131413131312121011111313
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