Capitola Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Capitola is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the W, with glassy / no wind from the N, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | short-period (under 8s) |
| Best swell direction | W |
| Best wind | glassy / no wind from the N |
| Best tide | high & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (high-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-06-26 11:26 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 4.6 ft |
| Dominant period | 8s |
| Swell direction | WNW (293°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 46236 (15 mi away) |
| Wind | 14 kt from the NNW — NDBC 46092 (16 mi away) |
Capitola 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Capitola from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Jun 26 | 4–5 ft | 17s SSW | 14 kt W |
| Sat Jun 27 | 4–6 ft | 17s SSW | 17 kt WNW |
| Sun Jun 28 | 6–8 ft | 9s WNW | 12 kt NW |
| Mon Jun 29 | 6–7 ft | 11s WNW | 7 kt SSE |
| Tue Jun 30 | 5–6 ft | 14s WSW | 7 kt S |
| Wed Jul 1 | 5–6 ft | 14s WSW | 10 kt WSW |
| Thu Jul 2 | 5–6 ft | 16s SSW | 9 kt WSW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 9413450 (MONTEREY, MONTEREY BAY), the nearest tide station (25 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 01:57 — High 4.394 ft
- 2026-06-06 09:41 — Low -0.062 ft
- 2026-06-06 17:07 — High 3.869 ft
- 2026-06-06 21:55 — Low 2.917 ft
- 2026-06-07 02:59 — High 3.964 ft
- 2026-06-07 10:21 — Low 0.258 ft
Frequently asked
Is Capitola good for surfing right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-06-26 11:26 UTC), Capitola is marginal: the live 4–6 ft short-period swell from the NW is off its ideal W direction and is bigger than usual, and the wind is strong from the NW.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Capitola come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 46236) and the nearest NOAA tide station (MONTEREY, MONTEREY BAY). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
What are the best surf conditions for Capitola?
Capitola is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the W, with glassy / no wind from the N, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Capitola is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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