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Capitola Jetty Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Capitola Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Capitola Jetty sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 28 | 56 | 28 | 55 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 53 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:09AM 1.91 | 10:35PM 2.00 | 10:57AM 1.84 | 11:01PM 2.04 | 11:45AM 1.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:10AM 0.70 | 4:20PM 0.57 | 4:52AM 0.57 | 4:50PM 0.70 | 5:32AM 0.48 | 5:19PM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
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