The Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 28 Feb 2026 PST
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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
14.1° 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 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)--
Afternoon (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)161615151515151515141414101010999888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14614218423115915711010910910614815616419418620223025824119118714611185
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SW
5
NW
0
NE
0
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
1.39
8:22AM
1.73
10:12PM
1.42
9:14AM
1.67
10:40PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
-0.26
2:26AM
0.67
3:10PM
-0.26
3:14AM
0.52
3:47PM
-0.20
3:58AM
0.39
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise------6:39-------6:37-------6:35-
Sunset-6:00-------6:00-------6:01------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212016151414131517171413121211141517141312121114
Feels °C (?)192017161514131515141212111210131416121111111014
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