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Capitola Jetty Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 117 | 114 | 159 | 155 | 160 | 154 | 152 | 287 | 347 | 255 | 185 | 190 | 183 | 178 | 170 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:33PM 1.68 | 11:53PM 2.05 | 1:24PM 1.59 | 12:21AM 2.01 | 2:22PM 1.51 | 12:52AM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:12AM 0.42 | 5:47PM 0.98 | 6:53AM 0.41 | 6:16PM 1.11 | 7:37AM 0.43 | 6:44PM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Mon 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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