Capitola Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Capitola Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Capitola Jetty sea temperature is
16.7° C
3.3° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 7PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
497
596
491
491
491
589
504
559
545
458
407
412
412
505
505
412
402
392
314
387
387
387
314
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
W
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SE
5
E
0
SSE
0
E
0
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:53PM1.93m
5:35AM1.32m
5:34PM2.05m
7:17AM1.31m
6:20PM2.17m
8:43AM1.37m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.82m
10:33AM0.96m
1:04AM0.60m
11:25AM1.08m
2:02AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:29
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
19
13
12
11
12
18
22
23
19
13
12
11
13
18
22
22
18
13
12
12
13
19
Feels °C
19
22
18
12
11
11
12
17
20
22
20
13
12
11
13
17
21
21
19
13
12
12
13
18
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