Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 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 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 302 | 255 | 248 | 229 | 223 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 200 | 189 | 186 | 158 | 210 | 210 | 131 | 121 | 119 | 169 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.70m | 8:52PM1.92m | 10:02AM1.79m | 9:37PM1.92m | 10:23AM1.88m | 10:22PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.44m | 3:03PM1.03m | 3:36AM0.46m | 3:42PM0.88m | 4:04AM0.52m | 4:22PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 207 | 595 | 354 | 238 | 233 | 165 | 404 | 352 | 314 | 278 | 296 | 333 | 311 | 317 | 366 | 311 | 119 | 210 | 210 | 160 | 119 | 119 | 185 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 306 | 302 | 255 | 248 | 229 | 149 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 200 | 189 | 186 | 45 | 115 | 106 | 131 | 121 | 97 | 169 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 184 | 9 | 9 | 130 | 111 | 223 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 158 | 35 | 20 | 89 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | 265 | 141 | 277 | 237 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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