Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 22 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101091091010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)540502312414363318325277277277233170143137235402523540529461408305258212
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SW
0
SSW
5
ESE
0
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NW
0
NW
5
SE
0
E
0
S
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
2.05
4:04PM
1.34
2:55AM
2.06
6:02PM
1.36
4:05AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
1.01
9:30AM
0.54
8:02PM
1.16
10:52AM
0.45
9:13PM
1.27
12:06PM
0.35
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:47-------6:45-------6:43---
Sunset-------5:54-------5:55-------5:57
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1471------
Temp. °C131312121215191915151514141514141314141415161819
Feels °C (?)121210101013171714141413131414141315151516171819
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