What are the current surf conditions at The Rivermouth?

The Rivermouth currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf The Rivermouth?

The best time to surf The Rivermouth is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

The Rivermouth Surf Report & Forecast

Santa Cruz, California

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🌬️ WIND

10
kt

🌊 SWELL

2.2
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.2ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

17kt

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AIR TEMP

12°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

1.6ft @
13s

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PRECIPITATION

0.2mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Sweet 2.2ft waves with mixed swell but getting breezy at 10kt Note: winds from N would be better.

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Saturday

Apr 11

POOR8 good hours

🌊 1.6-2.8ft 💨 2-17kt 🌡️ 11-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	W	5kt	SSW	8kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	9s	W	3kt	SSW	5kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	10s	W	2kt	S	3kt	11°C	15°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	4kt	S	5kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	WSW	5kt	S	8kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	WSW	6kt	S	10kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	WSW	6kt	SSE	10kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	WSW	6kt	SE	10kt	11°C	15°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	WSW	5kt	SE	11kt	11°C	15°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SE	14kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	8s	W	10kt	SSE	17kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	9s	W	12kt	S	21kt	13°C	15°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	WNW	14kt	S	21kt	14°C	15°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	11s	WNW	15kt	S	22kt	14°C	15°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	WNW	16kt	S	23kt	15°C	15°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	W	17kt	S	24kt	14°C	15°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	WSW	17kt	S	25kt	14°C	14°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	15s	SSW	17kt	S	27kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SSW	16kt	SSW	25kt	12°C	14°C	1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SSW	15kt	SW	24kt	11°C	14°C	1.8mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SSW	15kt	WSW	23kt	11°C	14°C	2.6mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SSW	14kt	SW	22kt	11°C	14°C	2.6mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	16s	SSW	14kt	SW	22kt	11°C	14°C	2.6mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	16s	SSW	13kt	SW	21kt	11°C	14°C	2.5mm

Sunday

Apr 12

POOR4 excellent hours

🌊 1.7-9.9ft 💨 3-16kt 🌡️ 9-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	16s	SSW	13kt	SW	21kt	10°C	14°C	1.8mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SSW	14kt	SW	22kt	10°C	14°C	1.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	15s	SSW	14kt	SW	22kt	10°C	14°C	0.4mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	15s	SSW	14kt	SW	22kt	10°C	14°C	0.6mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	15s	SSW	15kt	SW	23kt	10°C	14°C	0.8mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	15s	SSW	16kt	SW	23kt	10°C	14°C	0.9mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	15s	SSW	15kt	SW	22kt	10°C	14°C	0.8mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	15s	SSW	14kt	SW	21kt	10°C	14°C	0.6mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	15s	SSW	13kt	SW	20kt	10°C	14°C	0.5mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	15s	SSW	12kt	SW	18kt	11°C	14°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	15s	SSW	12kt	SW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	15s	SSW	12kt	WSW	14kt	13°C	14°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	4.4ft	13s	SW	12kt	WSW	15kt	13°C	14°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	7.2ft	12s	WSW	12kt	WSW	16kt	13°C	14°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	9.9ft	11s	W	12kt	WSW	16kt	13°C	14°C	0.5mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	9.5ft	11s	W	11kt	WSW	15kt	13°C	14°C	0.5mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	9.1ft	11s	W	11kt	W	13kt	13°C	14°C	0.4mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	8.7ft	11s	W	10kt	W	12kt	13°C	14°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	8.3ft	11s	W	8kt	W	10kt	12°C	16°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	7.9ft	11s	W	6kt	W	8kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7.5ft	10s	W	5kt	W	6kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7.2ft	10s	W	4kt	WNW	5kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.8ft	10s	W	3kt	NW	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.5ft	10s	W	3kt	NNW	3kt	9°C	16°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

EXCELLENT18 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-6.2ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ 8-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.2ft	10s	W	3kt	N	3kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	W	3kt	N	3kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	10s	W	4kt	N	4kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	10s	W	3kt	N	4kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	10s	W	3kt	N	3kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	10s	W	3kt	N	3kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	10s	W	3kt	NNE	4kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	10s	W	3kt	NNE	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	9s	W	3kt	NNE	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	10s	W	3kt	NW	5kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	10s	WNW	3kt	W	6kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	10s	WNW	3kt	SW	6kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	11s	W	4kt	WSW	7kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	11s	WSW	5kt	W	7kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	12s	WSW	6kt	WNW	7kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	13s	SW	7kt	WNW	8kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	14s	SW	8kt	WNW	8kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	10kt	WNW	9kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	9kt	NW	11kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	9kt	NW	12kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	14s	SSW	8kt	NW	14kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	12s	SW	7kt	NNW	12kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	11s	W	6kt	NNW	10kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	9s	WNW	4kt	N	8kt	10°C	16°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

EXCELLENT11 excellent hours

🌊 1.2-3.7ft 💨 1-6kt 🌡️ 8-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	9s	WNW	4kt	N	6kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	9s	WNW	3kt	N	5kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	9s	WNW	3kt	N	4kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	9s	WNW	3kt	N	3kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	9s	WNW	3kt	NNE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	9s	WNW	3kt	NNE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	9s	WNW	2kt	N	3kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	9s	WNW	1kt	N	3kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	9s	WNW	1kt	NNW	2kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	9s	WNW	2kt	WNW	3kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	9s	WNW	3kt	WSW	3kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	9s	WNW	4kt	SSW	4kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	10s	W	5kt	SW	4kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	SW	5kt	SW	5kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	14s	SSW	6kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	14s	SSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	14s	SSW	6kt	W	6kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	14s	SSW	6kt	W	7kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	6kt	WNW	8kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	6kt	NW	9kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	SSW	6kt	NNW	10kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	11s	SW	6kt	NNW	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	9s	W	5kt	NNW	7kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	6s	WNW	4kt	NNW	5kt	9°C	16°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 1.0-3.8ft 💨 0-8kt 🌡️ 9-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	6s	WNW	3kt	N	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	WNW	3kt	N	3kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	WNW	2kt	NNE	2kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	WNW	2kt	NE	2kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	WNW	1kt	E	2kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	7s	WNW	0kt	ESE	2kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	WNW	1kt	SSE	2kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	WNW	1kt	S	2kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	WNW	2kt	SSW	2kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	WNW	2kt	SSW	3kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	WNW	3kt	SSW	3kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	WNW	3kt	S	3kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	9s	WNW	4kt	SSW	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	12s	W	4kt	SW	4kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	14s	WSW	4kt	SW	5kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	SW	5kt	WSW	6kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	SW	7kt	WNW	7kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	SSW	8kt	NW	8kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	13s	SW	8kt	NW	9kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	SW	8kt	NW	10kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NNW	11kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	W	6kt	NNW	10kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	10s	W	5kt	NNW	8kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	9s	WNW	4kt	NNW	7kt	10°C	16°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 16

GOOD7 excellent hours

🌊 1.9-3.9ft 💨 1-12kt 🌡️ 9-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	9s	WNW	4kt	N	7kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	9s	WNW	3kt	N	7kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	9s	WNW	3kt	N	7kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	WNW	3kt	N	7kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	8s	WNW	3kt	N	7kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	WNW	2kt	N	7kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	WNW	2kt	N	7kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	8s	WNW	3kt	N	7kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	WNW	3kt	N	7kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	WNW	2kt	NE	7kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	WNW	1kt	ESE	7kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	WNW	1kt	SSE	7kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	WNW	5kt	SSW	8kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	8s	WNW	8kt	WSW	9kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	9s	WNW	12kt	WNW	10kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3.2ft	10s	WNW	12kt	NW	13kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	11s	W	11kt	NNW	15kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	WSW	10kt	N	17kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	12s	WSW	9kt	NNW	17kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	12s	WSW	8kt	NNW	16kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	WSW	7kt	NW	15kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	11s	W	6kt	NNW	12kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	11s	WNW	5kt	NNW	10kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	10s	WNW	4kt	N	7kt	11°C	16°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 17

EXCELLENT15 excellent hours

🌊 1.0-4.5ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 9-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	10s	WNW	3kt	N	6kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NNE	5kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	10s	WNW	2kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NE	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	10s	WNW	2kt	N	4kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	10s	WNW	1kt	N	4kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	10s	WNW	2kt	NW	5kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	10s	WNW	2kt	W	6kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	10s	WNW	3kt	SW	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	11s	W	4kt	SW	7kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	12s	SW	6kt	WSW	7kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	13s	SSW	7kt	WSW	7kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	SSW	8kt	WSW	7kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SSW	8kt	W	8kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SSW	9kt	W	9kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	SSW	7kt	WNW	8kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	13s	SSW	6kt	NW	7kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1ft	13s	SSW	5kt	NW	6kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1.5ft	13s	SW	4kt	NNW	6kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	13s	SW	4kt	N	5kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	13s	WSW	4kt	NNE	5kt	10°C	16°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:3.4ft @ 12s

Wind Conditions:2-17kt SSW

Water Temperature:14-16°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

The Rivermouth in Santa Cruz is a sheltered beach break offering both left and right-hand waves, with consistent surf year-round and best conditions during summer, especially June. It performs optimally when a south-southwest swell aligns with offshore winds from the north, picking up clean groundswells and working best around low tide. The spot is often crowded, and surfers should watch out for hazards such as rocks, obstacles, pollution, and rip currents.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSSW

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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