Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 PST
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131515151515151313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171414132121212117171417353535353530292929293030
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
0
SSE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
1.84
1:44PM
1.66
3:16AM
1.88
2:56PM
1.45
3:57AM
1.91
4:29PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
1.07
8:18PM
0.59
9:40AM
0.99
8:55PM
0.79
10:59AM
0.87
9:34PM
0.97
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---7:20-------7:20-------7:20----
Sunset-----5:07-------5:07-------5:08--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1211910131297766812131098881015151211
Feels °C (?)865687543224911754446121387
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