Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 5PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 430 | 353 | 344 | 326 | 318 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 164 | 134 | 158 | 125 | 123 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.99m | 11:28PM1.96m | 11:54AM2.03m | 00:19AM1.82m | 12:24PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.38m | 5:25PM0.63m | 5:38AM0.54m | 6:13PM0.55m | 6:09AM0.72m | 7:01PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 430 | 353 | 344 | 326 | 318 | 139 | 117 | 309 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 164 | 134 | 158 | 100 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 103 | 10 | 51 | 85 | 37 | 314 | 309 | 41 | 50 | 19 | 59 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 125 | 123 | 88 | 23 | 58 | 58 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WSW 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 19 | WSW 11 | NW 10 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 18 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 72 | 71 | 37 | 29 | 60 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 58 | 23 | 24 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 117 | 130 | 151 | 68 | 91 | — | — | — | 43 | 47 | 102 | 118 | 80 | 91 | 159 | — | 144 | 136 | 196 | 141 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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