Capitola Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Capitola Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Capitola Jetty sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.4° 

Capitola Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
S
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
192
137
181
247
236
286
273
248
248
248
248
202
215
208
169
165
163
141
122
70
64
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
ESE
0
ENE
0
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
S
10
SW
5
W
5
E
0
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:46AM1.97m
11:10PM1.82m
11:12AM2.06m
00:00AM1.74m
11:42AM2.12m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.58m
5:00AM0.72m
5:48PM0.45m
5:30AM0.85m
6:35PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
18
21
19
15
14
13
13
13
16
21
21
15
13
12
12
12
16
20
22
16
14
Feels °C
13
17
19
17
15
15
13
13
14
15
19
17
13
11
11
12
12
15
18
21
15
14
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