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El Capitan surf Forecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 18 Mar 2024 PDT
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El Capitan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Capitan sea temperature is 13.9°C (Statistics for 18 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 13.7 °C max: 15.3 °C min: 12.2 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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El Capitan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Capitan sea temperature is 13.9°C (Statistics for 18 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 13.7 °C max: 15.3 °C min: 12.2 °C)


How big are the waves at El Capitan today?

The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 1AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.5
W
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)131212121817161616161616151514141414141316161620191818181716161616161515151414131211111111107889910101010101015910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)231210211209276309278334330322314310372344330261261321257211211208171216295368448448433390376371446353335314305301378499510627817745778853484764909977990869761637463378271209367640
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNW
5
N
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
1.53
6:33AM
1.85
8:50PM
1.58
7:26AM
1.89
9:11PM
1.63
8:09AM
1.93
9:30PM
1.68
8:47AM
1.95
9:48PM
1.73
9:22AM
1.93
10:06PM
1.79
9:58AM
1.88
10:25PM
1.85
10:34AM
1.80
10:45PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
1.26
1:57PM
0.37
1:39AM
1.15
2:33PM
0.36
2:18AM
1.04
3:02PM
0.37
2:51AM
0.93
3:27PM
0.40
3:24AM
0.82
3:51PM
0.46
3:57AM
0.72
4:14PM
0.55
4:31AM
0.64
4:35PM
0.66
Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
Sunrise----7:03-------7:01-------7:01-------7:00-------6:58-------6:56-------6:54-------
Sunset-------7:10-------7:12-------7:13-------7:13-------7:14-------7:15-------7:15----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171415151520211816151414152123221314131313202221131312111219222013131412131718151098891415131110878151615111099
Feels °C (?)171314141419191715131312132021191011101011181917101098101718161011121011141310554459975543410996655

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