Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121111121211111011141414141414141321212113202020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22019819921421418918213614111811611578767371707011311344676097
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
W
0
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
0
NW
0
ESE
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
0
SW
0
ENE
0
NE
5
E
0
N
0
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glassglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
1.80
12:12AM
2.14
1:18PM
1.67
12:49AM
2.18
2:26PM
1.55
1:31AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
0.77
7:00AM
0.37
6:33PM
0.93
7:57AM
0.33
7:10PM
1.08
9:00AM
0.32
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:09-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-7:19-------7:20-------7:21------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292619171615142023211614121111182120141312111115
Feels °C (?)28251917161414192321161311109161920141311101013
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