
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
412 | 402 | 392 | 314 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 314 | 306 | 256 | 249 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 246 | 252 | 256 | 201 | 249 | 170 | 229 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.17m | 8:43AM1.37m | 7:12PM2.28m | 9:49AM1.46m | 8:06PM2.39m | 10:42AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM1.08m | 2:02AM0.37m | 12:27PM1.17m | 2:56AM0.16m | 1:34PM1.22m | 3:48AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
412 | 402 | 392 | 372 | 339 | 346 | 398 | 422 | 306 | 256 | 249 | 248 | 157 | 157 | 133 | 161 | 246 | 252 | 111 | 145 | 165 | 222 | 238 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | S 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
232 | — | — | 314 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 314 | — | — | 9 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 30 | 30 | 256 | 201 | 249 | 170 | 229 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | W 18 | W 18 | — | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 | S 19 | S 10 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 25 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
261 | 316 | 316 | — | — | — | — | — | 469 | 449 | 360 | 381 | — | — | — | — | 161 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
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