A sheltered Santa Cruz rivermouth that rewards S-SSW groundswells with mellow, long-boarding rights and short lefts but can punch up quickly on bigger south swells. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Capitola Rivermouth in California.
Forecast
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The river jetty and shifting sandbars focus peaks close to shore and create strong, narrow rips that can pull even experienced paddlers out of position.
When a south to SSW groundswells lines up with light NE offshore breezes the rivermouth cleans up-low to mid tides concentrate the peaks while very low tide can expose rocks.
Expect crowds when the shape is good.
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