The Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
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 1.9°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 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
S
1.3
WNW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212111111101010779998141414161316161513
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)522486462370465442308333332118140313274225173204210207251595186183165131
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
S
10
ESE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.18
1:59AM
1.67
5:27PM
1.20
3:05AM
1.55
6:33PM
1.25
4:22AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
-0.33
7:48PM
0.98
9:20AM
-0.24
9:27PM
1.00
10:32AM
-0.16
11:11PM
0.91
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:26-------6:24-------6:22-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:47-------7:49----
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2211--------------------
Temp. °C131414141212121211121415141211111115171915111110
Feels °C (?)101110109101010910121312109101013141612898
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