Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 PST
Forecast 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1099999999999998818881717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39938332928724220316816512710610883535235326116165992134134132
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
0
W
5
SW
5
W
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
W
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
crossglassglassglassoffoffglasscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
2.07
7:24PM
1.45
5:19AM
2.11
8:13PM
1.54
6:28AM
2.16
8:51PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.35
10:51PM
1.31
1:09PM
0.24
12:18AM
1.27
2:00PM
0.17
1:25AM
1.17
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:41-------
Sunset---5:57-------5:58-------5:59----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141619181615151515192121181717161620222320191817
Feels °C (?)141720191716161515192021181616151419222319181816
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