The Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.96° N 122.02° W

The Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Rivermouth sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.3° 

The Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Rivermouth today (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Rivermouth at 7PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.7
S
14
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
604
590
575
568
534
441
527
429
402
246
309
305
284
284
218
236
257
188
173
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
N
0
NNE
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
0
N
0
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:40PM1.26m
10:40PM1.66m
12:58PM1.27m
11:17PM1.59m
1:17PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:57PM0.89m
5:41AM-0.16m
5:30PM0.83m
6:07AM-0.12m
6:06PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
18
15
14
13
15
19
23
22
19
15
14
14
15
20
24
23
18
15
Feels °C
21
23
18
15
14
13
15
18
21
22
18
14
13
14
15
20
23
23
18
15
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