Surf Forecast Surf Report

Capitola Rivermouth surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 11 Mar 2025 PDT
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Capitola Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Capitola Rivermouth sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Capitola Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Capitola Rivermouth at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (12 Mar)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (12 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.6
SSW
1.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
SW
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
2.1
W
0.9
SSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
W
0.4
W
0.2
SSW
0.7
W
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)98888577778814131213161616161614614141212151515151413131313131317171616161616161618171616151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)141131961344912153762737219733033829002571248124692626266510016385717191723131311173838383738143114311414282726264125256463259124248233542424141413321
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
S
40
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
15
S
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
25
SSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossglassglassoffglassglassononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
1.75
9:55AM
2.04
11:03PM
1.80
10:37AM
1.99
11:26PM
1.85
11:18AM
1.91
11:48PM
1.89
12:00PM
1.81
12:11AM
1.91
12:44PM
1.70
12:35AM
1.92
1:33PM
1.58
1:01AM
1.90
2:30PM
1.46
1:29AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
0.96
4:39PM
0.38
4:39AM
0.86
5:08PM
0.48
5:18AM
0.76
5:34PM
0.60
5:56AM
0.69
6:00PM
0.73
6:36AM
0.63
6:25PM
0.87
7:18AM
0.61
6:49PM
1.01
8:04AM
0.62
7:11PM
1.14
Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:20-------7:18-------7:16-------7:16-------7:13-------
Sunset-------7:12-------7:12-------7:13-------7:14-------7:15-------7:15-------7:16----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11111010111113910998710111198965610131098881213141110989131413121111109121413109877111415121098
Feels °C (?)99888653555545455651039987666101011987671111988867997676559111210876
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