Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 149 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 94 | 82 | 155 | 154 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:58PM2.33m | 10:24AM1.59m | 8:56PM2.38m | 11:01AM1.68m | 9:50PM2.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.03m | 2:43PM1.17m | 4:20AM-0.02m | 3:43PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 196 | 192 | 192 | 241 | 236 | 231 | 221 | 168 | 165 | 119 | 113 | 121 | 165 | 168 | 161 | 124 | 130 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 149 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 56 | 57 | 118 | 154 | 316 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 61 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 82 | 155 | 50 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 124 | 146 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 124 | 312 | 77 | 0 |
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