Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 4AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 74 | 73 | 107 | 190 | 246 | 252 | 258 | 168 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 203 | 230 | 309 | 362 | 354 | 291 |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.95m | 3:00PM1.91m | 2:31AM1.72m | 3:41PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM1.00m | 8:16AM0.36m | 8:55PM0.95m | 8:54AM0.58m | 10:09PM0.88m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 105 | 138 | 101 | 72 | 54 | 291 | 252 | 288 | 198 | 50 | 48 | 54 | 46 | 47 | 76 | 362 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 232 | 216 | 208 | 203 | 203 | 41 | 201 | 258 | 168 | 196 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 230 | 309 | 181 | 354 | 291 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 14 | WNW 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 74 | 74 | 73 | 107 | 190 | 246 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 203 | 186 | 186 | 65 | 126 | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 56 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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