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Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 08 Feb 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.3° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (08 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (08 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
1.6
S
3
SSW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121615151515151516161616689
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1087105411001048101310139261080869111625455655565760626499651609542195
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NE
5
N
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
SE
20
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
1.88
4:11PM
1.29
3:24AM
1.86
6:20PM
1.29
4:18AM
1.86
7:58PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.78
8:23PM
1.13
11:18AM
0.72
9:08PM
1.25
12:25PM
0.62
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:01----
Sunset-----5:39-------5:40-------5:42--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------211
Temp. °C131313161920161413121214181816151413131515141312
Feels °C (?)111111151718151412121213171714131211121311664
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