Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 22 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 22). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (22 Nov)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (22 Nov)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151514141413161613131314151515141412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)512525234342424241406135454558343468717171663729
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
0
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglassglasscrossglassoffglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
1.54
10:24AM
2.08
1:27AM
1.52
10:59AM
2.03
2:27AM
1.51
11:36AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
1.33
6:08PM
0.26
4:56AM
1.38
6:51PM
0.31
5:36AM
1.42
7:36PM
0.36
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----4:53-------4:52-------4:52--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131211151717151312121115181613111110101416161312
Feels °C (?)11109141615141110119141615121010981315161210
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