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Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.2° 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 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
W
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.6
W
0.5
SSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)131313131386666131212121212667777718
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141139139137991051002061569590868585686838112115817217214091219
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
25
SSW
15
W
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglasscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrossoncrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
2.32
2:44PM
1.57
1:06AM
2.25
4:04PM
1.55
2:05AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
1.14
7:47AM
0.07
6:53PM
1.25
8:49AM
0.12
7:55PM
1.33
9:56AM
0.19
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:26-------6:26-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:46-------7:47
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------21411-125211------
Temp. °C131312111216141512131313131412131211111111141516
Feels °C (?)12121199131211101212131210899891010121212
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