Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 314 | 306 | 287 | 249 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 246 | 252 | 256 | 259 | 249 | 170 | 226 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 136 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.37m | 7:12PM2.28m | 9:49AM1.46m | 8:06PM2.39m | 10:42AM1.53m | 9:01PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM1.17m | 2:56AM0.16m | 1:34PM1.22m | 3:48AM-0.01m | 2:38PM1.22m | 4:37AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 280 | 346 | 306 | 287 | 249 | 254 | 175 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 246 | 252 | 157 | 142 | 149 | 161 | 193 | 207 | 211 | 211 | 157 | 157 | 154 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 387 | 314 | — | 2 | 2 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 30 | 30 | 256 | 259 | 249 | 170 | 226 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 136 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 15 | W 15 | S 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 25 | 55 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 129 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 339 | 381 | 302 | 390 | — | — | — | — | 149 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 477 | 176 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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