Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 422 | 497 | 596 | 491 | 275 | 117 | 120 | 145 | 559 | 545 | 458 | 407 | 309 | 339 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 402 | 392 | 459 | 445 | 407 | 407 | 398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 193 | 142 | 144 | 142 | 491 | 491 | 589 | 504 | 119 | 66 | 118 | 119 | 412 | 412 | 505 | 505 | 412 | 402 | 318 | 314 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 12 | 71 | 142 | 103 | 53 | 123 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 366 | 441 | 123 | 352 | 496 | — | — | 229 | 202 | 237 | 267 | 267 | — | — | — | — | — | 389 | 449 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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