The Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 15 Feb 2026 PST
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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
14.4° 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 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (16 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
3
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1615151414141414131313131310101089111212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1193935886763742731624589547538530378526105978753014221303232240265177553129432817
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SW
5
E
15
NE
10
NNW
15
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
25
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
1.27
9:02AM
1.66
10:57PM
1.30
9:43AM
1.62
11:16PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
-0.16
3:14AM
0.77
3:55PM
-0.18
3:48AM
0.66
4:21PM
-0.15
4:24AM
0.54
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:52-
Sunset-5:46-------5:47-------5:49------
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1112211197392---12443421-1
Temp. °C131313121110101010911101010101010108887710
Feels °C (?)9109899777564553233310124
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