Capitola Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Capitola Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Capitola Jetty sea temperature is
18.0°C
3.2° 

Capitola Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
20
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
436
425
403
353
348
344
395
405
478
268
268
249
326
356
443
589
576
310
302
306
499
493
487
Wind (km/h)
0
W
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:06AM2.07m
10:39PM1.83m
10:34AM2.11m
11:29PM1.76m
11:02AM2.13m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.59m
4:31PM0.49m
4:24AM0.73m
5:13PM0.38m
4:55AM0.88m
5:55PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
17
16
20
21
20
16
15
15
15
14
18
20
19
14
12
12
11
11
15
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
18
18
16
20
20
19
16
15
15
14
13
15
16
15
11
10
10
9
10
13
13
13
13
12
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