Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 27 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)88188817171616161616161615151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35266116165992134134132132818512416316115915711010910910610397
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
0
NNW
0
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
2.16
8:51PM
1.62
7:29AM
2.21
9:24PM
1.71
8:22AM
2.22
9:55PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
1.27
2:00PM
0.17
1:25AM
1.17
2:45PM
0.14
2:21AM
1.04
3:24PM
0.16
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise--6:41-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset-----5:59-------6:00-------6:00--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818222626212018181721222217161514131618171412
Feels °C (?)171717212526201917181620202117161514131616141211
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