Capitola Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Issued: 4 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Capitola Jetty sea temperature is
16.7° C

3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 12AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
295
375
340
333
329
356
697
681
524
385
298
295
487
481
568
457
439
428
344
242
239
248
248
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:44PM2.03m
8:19AM1.38m
7:20PM2.06m
9:28AM1.41m
7:56PM2.08m
10:23AM1.46m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.95m
2:04AM0.60m
12:42PM1.09m
2:50AM0.47m
1:29PM1.19m
3:31AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
15
13
12
12
13
18
20
19
16
13
12
12
13
19
23
24
19
15
14
13
15
20
Feels °C
17
17
14
13
12
12
13
16
18
17
15
13
12
12
13
18
21
21
16
14
13
12
15
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
WNW
8
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
WNW
8
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
298
275
272
340
333
272
356
697
681
524
385
298
295
487
481
140
457
439
428
344
242
239
173
236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1.1
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
S
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
19
Energy kJ
295
295
375
217
217
329
214
19
18
95
96
116
98
39
88
568
45
45
2
10
145
210
236
248
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
NW
10
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
9
0.1
NW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
19
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3
43
40
39
33
32
21
3
4
19
18
17
44
5
2
2
2
2
2
10
10
248
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
58
161
274
247
226
220
178
262
173
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
221
343
1
0
0
0
0
152
343
324
2
0
0
0
0
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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