The Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 03 Jul 2025 PDT
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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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for The Rivermouth at 6AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
S
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
WNW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.9
WNW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)9999817171717171717171715161616161616151514141414141417101010161616916151414141414141414131813171381316161616168
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)6426396116626927807856306636445955756055584384234324384435214754514755235985385316075821007620530532602594582568571521428426438368396387380386331327254208191240170129121154251215275
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
0
NE
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
W
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
0
W
0
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
0
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
0
N
0
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
0.85
5:51PM
1.47
8:13AM
0.87
6:23PM
1.52
9:49AM
0.98
7:00PM
1.58
10:46AM
1.09
7:40PM
1.63
11:27AM
1.17
8:21PM
1.68
12:00PM
1.21
9:02PM
1.72
12:28PM
1.23
9:43PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.47
10:59AM
0.58
1:11AM
0.32
11:53AM
0.75
2:00AM
0.18
12:51PM
0.89
2:42AM
0.05
1:47PM
0.98
3:21AM
-0.05
2:37PM
1.04
3:57AM
-0.13
3:19PM
1.06
4:32AM
-0.20
3:56PM
1.05
5:05AM
-0.26
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise--5:52-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------5:56-------5:56-
Sunset------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:29-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111012162022181412111318222319131110111619201612111012161920151211111216181815131212131719201513121315222322171616141722
Feels °C (?)11101214181916131110121619181411109101417181612111012151718141211101115161614131212131617191513121215212221171615141721
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