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Capitola Jetty Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 15 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Capitola Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Capitola Jetty sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
259 | 234 | 231 | 228 | 231 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 110 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 101 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.63m | 9:40PM2.38m | 11:37AM1.64m | 10:22PM2.45m | 12:38PM1.63m | 11:08PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM1.02m | 4:58AM0.02m | 4:08PM1.11m | 5:48AM-0.09m | 4:56PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:10 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
10 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 815 | 732 | 231 | 228 | 231 | 1037 | 1207 | 1546 | 188 | 257 | 167 | 165 | 120 | 2509 | 2843 | 3050 | 2831 | 2452 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 1900 | 1835 | 1358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 259 | 234 | 30 | 68 | 103 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 110 | 167 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 101 | 63 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 59 | 58 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | S 20 | SW 19 | S 19 | — | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 152 | 146 | 79 | 15 | 15 | — | 7 | 14 | 7 | — | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 750 | 997 | 1042 | 1596 | — | 2354 | 1578 | 1484 | 1958 | 2128 | 2216 | 3961 | 4725 | — | — | — | 2452 | 2944 | 2341 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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