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Capitola Jetty Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Cruz (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Capitola Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.93m | 8:19AM1.72m | 8:55PM2.00m | 9:18AM1.69m | 9:22PM2.06m | 10:11AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.52m | 2:35AM0.84m | 2:26PM0.63m | 3:21AM0.66m | 3:02PM0.75m | 4:02AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 29 | 163 | 180 | 236 | 233 | 223 | 253 | 269 | 149 | 212 | 209 | 136 | 131 | 184 | 180 | 94 | 79 | 140 | 204 | 51 | 177 | 177 | 160 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | S 11 | NW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 133 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 77 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 26 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 9 | 43 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 644 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 2 | 122 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 104 |
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