Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 248 | 202 | 215 | 208 | 169 | 165 | 163 | 141 | 122 | 101 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 206 | 161 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:12AM2.06m | 00:00AM1.74m | 11:42AM2.12m | 00:57AM1.64m | 12:17PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.45m | 5:30AM0.85m | 6:35PM0.36m | 6:03AM0.98m | 7:28PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 248 | 248 | 202 | 99 | 208 | 105 | 149 | 169 | 197 | 101 | 381 | 311 | 324 | 381 | 307 | 313 | 180 | 175 | 653 | 567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 148 | 102 | 95 | 215 | 130 | 147 | 151 | 161 | 141 | 173 | 226 | 255 | 154 | 217 | 211 | 211 | 219 | 206 | 161 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | W 11 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | WNW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 9 | 93 | 61 | 169 | 165 | 163 | 125 | 122 | 101 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 113 | 113 | 34 | 20 | 79 | 159 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 116 | 142 | 124 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 550 | 613 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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