El Capitan Surf and Wind Quality by Season (CAL – Santa Barbara, USA)
The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in El Capitan, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
Seasonal El Capitan Swell and Wind Distribution
The figure shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directio... (show all text)
This picture describes the variation of swells directed at El Capitan through a typical... (show all text)
The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)
The graph describes the range of swells directed at El Capitan through an average north... (show all text)
This chart describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different direction... (show all text)
The figure illustrates the combination of swells directed at El Capitan through an aver... (show all text)
The graph illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different dir... (show all text)
This image shows the variation of swells directed at El Capitan through an average nort... (show all text)
You can also compare this with El Capitan swell conditioned on favourable winds.
Also see overall El Capitan surf quality charts (on the guide page) and El Capitan surf quality by month.
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