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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 10 am Tuesday 26 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Rivermouth today?
The current surf forecast for The Rivermouth at 4PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
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 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | 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 | |
348 | 455 | 647 | 2033 | 1068 | 743 | 1995 | 1844 | 1548 | 1267 | 1245 | 1141 | 954 | 711 | 627 | 521 | 483 | 388 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 677 | 661 | 768 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.00m | 8:13PM1.56m | 9:48AM1.03m | 8:42PM1.58m | 10:50AM1.09m | 9:09PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.43m | 3:01AM-0.01m | 2:18PM0.58m | 3:40AM-0.12m | 3:00PM0.71m | 4:16AM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 348 | 455 | 647 | 348 | 1068 | 743 | 1995 | 1844 | 1548 | 1267 | 1245 | 1141 | 954 | 711 | 627 | 521 | 483 | 388 | 286 | 281 | 240 | 677 | 661 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 166 | 348 | 353 | 7 | 424 | 419 | 318 | 305 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 178 | 156 | 304 | 298 | 432 | 559 | 655 | 179 | 172 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 93 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 91 | 151 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 154 | 319 | 2033 | 412 | 589 | 3971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 346 | 1245 | 1269 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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