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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 4 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Rivermouth today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rivermouth at 8PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | |
1141 | 1024 | 817 | 698 | 586 | 511 | 388 | 325 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 677 | 661 | 768 | 636 | 581 | 543 | 536 | 565 | 557 | 401 | 307 | 246 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:42PM1.58m | 10:50AM1.09m | 9:09PM1.60m | 11:44AM1.13m | 9:36PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.58m | 3:40AM-0.12m | 3:00PM0.71m | 4:16AM-0.20m | 3:41PM0.83m | 4:49AM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | 8:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 1141 | 1024 | 817 | 698 | 586 | 511 | 388 | 325 | 281 | 263 | 258 | 218 | 661 | 768 | 636 | 581 | 543 | 536 | 565 | 557 | 401 | 145 | 232 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 236 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 178 | 156 | 304 | 298 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 677 | 210 | 161 | 119 | 113 | 51 | 152 | 149 | 107 | 105 | 307 | 246 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 91 | 151 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 67 | 101 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 105 | 105 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 130 | 124 | 121 | 229 | 362 | 294 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1281 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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