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The Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 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
14.2° C
 (Which is 1.7°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: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)161616161615141414131313131313131212181616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25412265203618221776161915541512128010499059057876796696385054974979071434156514281163
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02AM
1.58
8:47PM
1.07
5:44AM
1.62
9:38PM
1.18
6:29AM
1.66
10:15PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
0.22
11:41PM
0.98
1:34PM
0.11
12:44AM
1.05
2:15PM
0.01
1:37AM
1.08
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-7:20-------7:20-------7:20------
Sunset---5:10-------5:12-------5:13----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111317171413131312151919161514131316201916151414
Feels °C (?)7915151199971117171312119812181713121110
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