Capitola Jetty surf break

Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 PDT
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Capitola Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Capitola Jetty sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 8PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
W
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
155
107
102
91
92
87
90
89
85
85
55
53
49
47
46
36
26
26
25
45
45
25
35
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:15PM1.75m
5:59AM1.81m
7:54PM1.84m
7:14AM1.75m
8:27PM1.93m
8:19AM1.72m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.34m
00:32AM1.20m
1:00PM0.42m
1:41AM1.03m
1:46PM0.52m
2:35AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:18
6:18
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7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
11
10
9
11
14
13
14
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
10
9
8
7
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
Energy kJ
155
155
107
269
215
65
56
135
135
109
109
109
124
198
144
142
128
163
180
236
233
223
201
269
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
W
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
98
83
81
102
91
92
87
90
89
85
85
55
53
49
47
46
26
26
26
30
20
33
39
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
14
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
50
50
84
85
84
49
47
72
70
17
17
17
25
14
32
32
36
15
15
25
45
45
25
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
Energy kJ
85
94
80
121
119
88
18
16
25
34
42
46
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
38
0
0
1
2
22
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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