Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 09 Feb 2026 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 09). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)--
Afternoon (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
S
0.4
SW
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151516161616514677108877718181813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5633565860626499100504713420217255135038533839327517817812344
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
20
SSW
5
ESE
15
S
10
NE
25
ESE
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
1.29
4:18AM
1.86
7:58PM
1.36
5:16AM
1.89
8:43PM
1.42
6:12AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18AM
0.72
9:08PM
1.25
12:25PM
0.62
10:26PM
1.32
1:19PM
0.52
11:49PM
1.34
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01------6:58-
Sunset-5:40-------5:42-------5:43------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------33113222221----
Temp. °C171715141312121414121312131212121312121211111113
Feels °C (?)151412111091012101110109788977899912
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