Capitola Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Capitola Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Capitola Jetty sea temperature is
16.6° C
3.1° 

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 Jul):

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

The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
402
392
314
387
387
387
314
306
256
249
242
242
242
242
242
246
252
256
201
249
170
229
236
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
0
E
0
SE
0
NNW
0
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
E
0
NE
0
NE
0
ESE
0
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:20PM2.17m
8:43AM1.37m
7:12PM2.28m
9:49AM1.46m
8:06PM2.39m
10:42AM1.53m
Low Tide
11:25AM1.08m
2:02AM0.37m
12:27PM1.17m
2:56AM0.16m
1:34PM1.22m
3:48AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
18
14
13
12
14
20
24
26
18
15
14
13
16
22
24
23
17
16
16
17
18
22
Feels °C
21
21
18
15
14
13
14
19
22
25
18
15
14
12
16
21
23
22
17
16
16
16
18
21
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