The Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°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 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101010161616151515151414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)480419296256200314188191250174169167167165163163158152149149145141139139
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
0
SE
0
S
5
S
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
1.27
10:57PM
1.71
12:36PM
1.25
11:33PM
1.77
1:39PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
-0.24
4:36PM
0.47
5:34AM
-0.36
5:14PM
0.63
6:21AM
-0.41
5:55PM
0.77
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:31-------6:30-------6:28-----
Sunset-----7:44-------7:45-------7:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121011161920161312111217181814131312131617161413
Feels °C (?)96712151613111091015151513121311121414131212
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