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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 am Wednesday 08 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
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 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 128 | 126 | 87 | 87 | 127 | 173 | 173 | 127 | 173 | 146 | 237 | 234 | 234 | 348 | 399 | 497 | 486 | 469 | 207 | 287 | 358 | 412 | 412 | 499 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:00AM 1.35 | 8:40PM 1.12 | 4:09AM 1.29 | 8:36PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:43AM 0.16 | 10:55AM 0.16 | 11:46PM 1.05 | 12:02PM 0.13 | 12:51AM 0.94 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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