
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Capitola Jetty today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Capitola Jetty at 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Capitola Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
551 | 544 | 544 | 498 | 491 | 415 | 442 | 434 | 461 | 504 | 344 | 330 | 432 | 226 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 133 | 0 | 105 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 103 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.87m | 5:43PM1.73m | 6:54AM1.97m | 6:55PM1.69m | 7:25AM2.06m | 7:58PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.42m | 12:11PM1.01m | 00:11AM0.53m | 1:10PM0.80m | 00:54AM0.65m | 1:59PM0.60m | 1:33AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 |
1056 | 1032 | 938 | 904 | 1016 | 881 | 442 | 434 | 461 | 504 | 1807 | 1756 | 933 | 1174 | 1157 | 834 | 706 | 683 | 133 | 130 | 89 | 522 | 682 | 1090 | 1208 | 1299 | 2988 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | SSW 16 |
551 | 544 | 544 | 498 | 491 | 415 | 859 | 794 | 742 | 732 | 344 | 330 | 432 | 226 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 175 | 200 | 135 | 153 | 105 | 70 | 246 | 437 | 848 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 21 | — | SSW 14 | W 12 | WNW 10 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | SSW 18 | NW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 |
31 | 12 | 74 | — | — | 411 | 417 | 417 | 422 | 422 | 9 | — | 261 | 103 | 20 | 37 | 7 | 31 | 175 | 133 | 201 | 62 | 118 | 68 | 67 | 103 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | 20 | 19 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 135 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 104 | 22 | 38 | 38 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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