Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414151515151514141414141417171717161316161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14516016514212312386851181201181161131071471519791916986191188174
Wind
(km/h)
0
NW
5
SW
10
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
N
0
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassglasscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
1.79
9:51PM
2.09
10:34AM
1.78
10:21PM
2.21
11:30AM
1.74
10:54PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
0.67
4:24AM
0.45
4:08PM
0.78
5:10AM
0.26
4:44PM
0.90
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise6:33-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset---7:42-------7:43-------7:44----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1015191914111310915182114121191117202015121111
Feels °C (?)1014171511912871316151099681417181410910
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