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Capitola Jetty Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 1AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:13PM2.12m | 11:49AM1.62m | 10:40PM2.12m | 12:37PM1.59m | 11:09PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM1.00m | 5:17AM0.31m | 4:36PM1.10m | 5:54AM0.27m | 5:08PM1.19m | 6:33AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 163 | 158 | 138 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 227 | 249 | 292 | 249 | 280 | 280 | 326 | 354 | 273 | 267 | 222 | 180 | 31 | 414 | 353 | 121 | 124 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 138 | 138 | 99 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 169 | 129 | 218 | 161 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 107 | 79 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | WNW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 255 | 286 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | 188 | 491 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 343 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 104 |
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