Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
569 | 505 | 590 | 627 | 733 | 724 | 568 | 546 | 422 | 411 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 233 | 175 | 163 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:10PM1.85m | 11:59PM1.86m | 12:36PM1.92m | 00:48AM1.72m | 1:05PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.80m | 6:15AM0.60m | 6:50PM0.72m | 6:42AM0.74m | 7:43PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
569 | 505 | 590 | 131 | 733 | 142 | 145 | 142 | 128 | 128 | 135 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 119 | 125 | 233 | 175 | 81 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
7 | 17 | 6 | 627 | 142 | 724 | 568 | 546 | 422 | 411 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 16 | 38 | 163 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | W 11 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 19 | W 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
— | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
145 | 160 | 160 | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 89 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 503 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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