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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 am Saturday 02 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | W 18 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
217 | 233 | 181 | 161 | 165 | 500 | 177 | 330 | 302 | 99 | 88 | 218 | 156 | 190 | 266 | 263 | 612 | 376 | 366 | 465 | 465 | 527 | 396 | 390 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.13m | 11:07PM1.54m | 1:54PM1.11m | 11:35PM1.53m | 2:49PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM-0.19m | 5:13PM0.82m | 6:10AM-0.17m | 5:41PM0.92m | 6:45AM-0.14m | 6:04PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 217 | 233 | 181 | 143 | 165 | 31 | 177 | 330 | 302 | 99 | 88 | 218 | 124 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 612 | 376 | 366 | 465 | 465 | 527 | 396 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 133 | 125 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 81 | 79 | 104 | 66 | 190 | 266 | 263 | 84 | 65 | 45 | 126 | 164 | 103 | 102 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 | WNW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 31 | 9 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 156 | 68 | 56 | 84 | 61 | 84 | 85 | 37 | 26 | 78 | 71 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 238 | 500 | 104 | 136 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 38 | 346 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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