Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz County · California
San Lorenzo Rivermouth Surf Report, Santa Cruz, CA
San Lorenzo Rivermouth, Santa Cruz, California: 4–5 ft, head high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 5.3 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with calm wind. Water is about 67°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 5.3 ft · 15 s · WSW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 4.4 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm
- Water
- 67°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 68°Ffeels like 68°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:03 pm
San Lorenzo Rivermouth surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at San Lorenzo Rivermouth: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at San Lorenzo Rivermouth: 6 am, Good, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 3 mph onshore (SW) | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 10 | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 10 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (N), gusts 13 | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (N), gusts 13 | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (N), gusts 12 | 0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 3.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | -0.2 ft |
San Lorenzo Rivermouth waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at San Lorenzo Rivermouth arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 5.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 231 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 39% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
San Lorenzo Rivermouth surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at San Lorenzo Rivermouth: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 4–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–7 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–6 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for San Lorenzo Rivermouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–5 ft | Great | 5.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 3.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 3.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 12 | 3 mph onshore (SW), gusts 8 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Good | 3.3 ft · 14 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 11 | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–4 ft | Good | 6.2 ft · 14 s · WSW | 6 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 13 | 13 mph onshore (SW), gusts 26 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–7 ft | Great | 7.0 ft · 15 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (N), gusts 11 | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 10 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–6 ft | Great | 5.8 ft · 17 s · WSW | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–6 ft | Great | 6.2 ft · 15 s · WSW | 7 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 13 | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 25 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–4 ft | Good | — | 7 mph offshore (N), gusts 13 | 11 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–3 ft | Good | — | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 15 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for San Lorenzo Rivermouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
San Lorenzo Rivermouth tide chart and tide times
Tides at San Lorenzo Rivermouth today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:13 am, high 6.3 ft at 9:18 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm and high 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.4 ft and falling.
San Lorenzo Rivermouth tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:13 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:18 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:46 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.1 ft at 12:15 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:13 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:01 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.1 ft at 1:15 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:45 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:45 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.2 ft at 2:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:22 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:36 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:33 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.2 ft at 3:20 amLow 4.0 ft at 6:12 amHigh 5.5 ft at 12:17 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:23 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.3 ft at 4:19 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:38 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:04 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:18 amHigh 4.5 ft at 2:11 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:53 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
San Lorenzo Rivermouth water temperature
The water temperature at San Lorenzo Rivermouth is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 68°F and a 3 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 and 69°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near San Lorenzo Rivermouth
- Cowells Cove0.5 mi W · 3–4 ft · Great
- Santa Cruz Harbour0.8 mi E · 5–6 ft · Great
- Steamer Lane0.9 mi SW · 7–8 ft · Great
- Its Beach1.2 mi SW · 6–8 ft · Great
- 26th Avenue1.7 mi ESE · 5–7 ft · Great
- Mitchell's Cove1.7 mi WSW · 3–4 ft · Good
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About San Lorenzo Rivermouth
San Lorenzo Rivermouth is a rivermouth in Santa Cruz County, California, facing south. Also called River Mouth and Boardwalk.
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