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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 am Wednesday 22 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
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 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 18 | W 9 | W 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | |
372 | 352 | 338 | 279 | 271 | 287 | 298 | 230 | 190 | 129 | 127 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 186 | 181 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 107 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:05AM2.14m | 5:22PM1.59m | 3:15AM2.01m | 6:27PM1.66m | 4:37AM1.89m | 7:15PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.19m | 9:21PM1.37m | 11:03AM0.26m | 11:03PM1.33m | 12:06PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 372 | 352 | 338 | 279 | 271 | 287 | 282 | 230 | 190 | 144 | 115 | 107 | 251 | 251 | 277 | 99 | 93 | 96 | 81 | 86 | 155 | 155 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 48 | 97 | 152 | 219 | 298 | 188 | 168 | 170 | 229 | 229 | 24 | 24 | 186 | 198 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 133 | 98 | 83 | 107 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 18 | W 18 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 62 | 48 | 86 | 123 | 144 | 219 | 147 | 129 | 127 | 186 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 181 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 155 | 50 | 50 | 84 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 497 | 595 | 53 | 141 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 70 | 64 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 104 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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