Capitola Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Capitola Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Capitola Jetty sea temperature is
17.9°C
3.7° 

Capitola Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 12AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
305
305
298
364
343
334
452
452
452
452
452
402
419
387
455
382
387
309
318
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:03AM2.32m
1:08AM1.61m
11:45AM2.32m
2:15AM1.57m
12:33PM2.26m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.07m
5:33AM1.17m
7:17PM0.06m
6:21AM1.26m
8:16PM0.10m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:28
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Temp °C
18
18
13
12
12
11
11
17
20
20
16
15
14
14
15
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
15
14
10
11
11
9
9
16
18
18
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
15
14
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