Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 10AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 14 | SSW 16 | W 14 | SW 5 | SW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 95 | 51 | 51 | 97 | 158 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 113 | 110 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 3289 | 151 | 2736 | 166 | 465 | 4160 | 3709 | 184 | 174 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:15AM1.57m | 10:25AM2.10m | 1:08AM1.54m | 11:01AM2.03m | 2:08AM1.52m | 11:39AM1.95m | 3:13AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM1.27m | 6:00PM0.25m | 5:00AM1.33m | 6:44PM0.32m | 5:41AM1.38m | 7:32PM0.39m | 6:34AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 |
| kJ | 1377 | 1249 | 1249 | 1110 | 983 | 953 | 909 | 880 | 1180 | 1333 | 2513 | 2675 | 2712 | 2721 | 3094 | 3114 | 3154 | 3289 | 3067 | 2736 | 1913 | 1705 | 4160 | 3709 | 14211 | 22468 | 23224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 99 | 95 | 48 | 48 | 97 | 158 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 480 | 79 | 113 | 110 | 104 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 109 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 226 | 196 | 1151 | 184 | 174 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — | S 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | WNW 9 | S 19 | WNW 24 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 52 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 27 | — | 8 | 15 | 37 | 79 | 69 | 64 | 81 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 67 | 67 | 67 | — | 45 | 28 | 650 | 29 | — | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 10 | SW 5 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 166 | 465 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 124 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 342 | 343 | 342 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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