Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 04 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)181818181817161616161616161515151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)159155160154152287347255185190183178231283279212153153150203200189136134
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
N
5
E
0
NE
0
W
0
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
ENE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
1.59
12:21AM
2.01
2:22PM
1.51
12:52AM
1.96
3:33PM
1.44
1:28AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
1.11
7:37AM
0.43
6:44PM
1.21
8:26AM
0.48
7:13PM
1.31
9:23AM
0.53
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------6:48-------6:46-------6:45-
Sunset-7:31-------7:32-------7:34------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252520171717172223231714141313182021161211111117
Feels °C (?)222218151414152120201713141212161718151110101015
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