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The Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 28 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
14.0° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
1
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)131111111110141413131316151514141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5524445960758553367215791510132913492543265025082643260623411867156113761121972884870
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
1.84
8:56PM
1.22
6:24AM
1.91
9:38PM
1.32
7:26AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
1.01
1:00PM
-0.13
12:15AM
1.05
1:56PM
-0.27
1:25AM
1.00
2:46PM
-0.37
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise---7:13-------7:11-------7:11----
Sunset-----5:28-------5:29-------5:30--
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413151717151312111214191916141313131620201716
Feels °C (?)13131214151412119891017161311101091317181413
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