
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
141 | 122 | 101 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 206 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 151 | 145 | 137 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:42AM2.12m | 00:57AM1.64m | 12:17PM2.16m | 2:01AM1.54m | 12:58PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.36m | 6:03AM0.98m | 7:28PM0.32m | 6:38AM1.11m | 8:28PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
212 | 101 | 331 | 304 | 372 | 339 | 238 | 238 | 208 | 175 | 590 | 567 | 555 | 533 | 501 | 415 | 424 | 443 | 443 | 424 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
141 | 173 | 226 | 220 | 154 | 144 | 211 | 211 | 105 | 206 | 120 | 170 | 167 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 151 | 145 | 137 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 12 |
125 | 122 | 101 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 109 | 109 | 222 | 34 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 46 | 62 | 62 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 613 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 104 | 0 | 1 |
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