Capitola Jetty Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 24 Aug 2025 PDT

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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 16.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Aug)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	19s
Evening (25 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	18s

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

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	Sun 24		Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	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	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	20	20	20	20	13	13	14	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	299	357	414	392	288	305	500	373	378	368	369	369	336	423	408	338	317	247	247	301	297	321	238	279
Wind (km/h)	SSE	E	WSW	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	SE	W	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	E	NE	S	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			11:55PM 1.95				12:48PM 1.86				12:41AM 1.79				1:16PM 1.88				1:30AM 1.63				1:45PM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)	6:00PM 0.86				6:25AM 0.50				6:46PM 0.81				6:53AM 0.66				7:35PM 0.77				7:20AM 0.83

	Sun 24		Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	14	14	13	14	20	21	20	15	14	13	13	14	19	20	20	15	14	13	13	14	19	21	21
Feels °C (?)	17	14	15	13	15	19	20	19	15	15	13	13	15	19	19	19	14	15	13	14	15	19	19	19

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Santa Cruz

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Capitola Jetty (calm at Capitola 0 km from Capitola Jetty). 0.5m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 19s long period groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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