Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 PST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
4
5
5
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
1.2
S
1.6
S
1.5
W
2.2
W
2.1
WSW
1.9
SW
1
W
1.2
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1414141313131313135610111010161613161515121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11811310510269696969447717043111289257255217692931618159845189373942
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
E
0
N
0
WSW
5
W
5
N
0
NE
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoffglasscrossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
2.31
9:54PM
1.72
9:06AM
2.40
10:55PM
1.70
9:47AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
0.84
3:28PM
0.14
2:54AM
0.95
4:18PM
-0.02
3:37AM
1.07
5:10PM
-0.09
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Sunrise--6:33-------6:35-------6:35-----
Sunset-----5:07-------5:06-------5:05--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1611----------
Temp. °C131313171816141414141415161515161616151719191615
Feels °C (?)121212161616131413121012151615181716151818181515
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