El Capitan Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Santa Barbara, USA)
El Capitan Surf Guide
El Capitan in Santa Barbara is a fairly exposed reef and point break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Often Crowded. Rocks are a hazard.
El Capitan Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Reef and point |  2.4 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp: |
| inconsistent | 15.9°C |
Surfing El Capitan:
The best conditions reported for surf at El Capitan occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.
Surf Forecasts:
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Use the tab navigation above to view El Capitan sea temperature, El Capitan photographs, El Capitan detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, El Capitan webcams, current wind from CAL - Santa Barbara live weather stations and El Capitan tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around El Capitan
El Capitan Surf:
Monday, 3 August 2020, 04:51 Local time| Monday 03 | ||||
| 2AM | 5AM | 8AM | 11AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 NW |
 WNW |
NW |
WNW |
| Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
Tide Times:
For Beavers, 4 km from El Capitan.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
El Capitan Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Goleta, 3 km from El Capitan.
calm km/h | Air temperature - °C |
Overall El Capitan Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in August
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to CAL - Santa Barbara surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of El Capitan
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Capitan:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break2 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break3 mi
- Fourth closest break4 mi
- Fifth closest break5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Capitan:
- Closest wave buoy18 mi
- Second closest wave buoy28 mi
- Third closest wave buoy39 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy43 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy55 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Capitan:
- Closest tide stationIsla Vista10 mi
- Second closest tide stationGaviota11 mi
- Third closest tide stationGoleta11 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationSanta Barbara19 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationMontecito22 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to El Capitan is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 59 km (37 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to El Capitan is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA, 91 km (57 miles) away.
- Third is Meadows Fld (Bakersfield) Airport (BFL) in USA, 140 km (87 miles) away.
- Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 155 km (96 miles) away.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to El Capitan and is 159 km (99 miles) away.
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