Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 7AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 106 | 148 | 183 | 243 | 138 | 249 | 312 | 309 | 305 | 373 | 419 | 419 | 487 | 447 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 430 | 353 | 344 | 331 | 318 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.82m | 9:47PM2.16m | 10:53AM1.91m | 10:38PM2.08m | 11:23AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.18m | 3:47PM0.88m | 4:30AM0.26m | 4:37PM0.74m | 5:05AM0.38m | 5:25PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 191 | 106 | 100 | 68 | 243 | 61 | 249 | 312 | 309 | 305 | 373 | 419 | 419 | 487 | 447 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 430 | 353 | 344 | 331 | 318 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 17 | WNW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 14 | 148 | 183 | 65 | 138 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 47 | 39 | 133 | 75 | 75 | 119 | 109 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 143 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 8 | S 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 69 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 66 | 55 | 42 | 7 | 47 | 21 | 55 | 98 | 22 | 11 | 65 | 43 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 85 | 46 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | 130 | 150 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
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