Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 3AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 192 | 167 | 168 | 163 | 165 | 233 | 286 | 101 | 129 | 360 | 309 | 255 | 207 | 208 | 1389 | 1533 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.70m | 10:50AM2.11m | 11:54PM1.57m | 11:24AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.76m | 5:41PM0.36m | 5:03AM0.89m | 6:34PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 198 | 192 | 94 | 168 | 150 | 148 | 199 | 156 | 269 | 189 | 181 | 247 | 149 | 145 | 169 | 159 | 203 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 91 | 94 | 167 | 128 | 191 | 99 | 123 | 101 | 101 | 62 | 171 | 169 | 119 | 107 | 208 | 55 | 32 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 15 | SW 18 | NW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 34 | 61 | 163 | 163 | 129 | 65 | 104 | 79 | 129 | 61 | 77 | 109 | 142 | 96 | 34 | 50 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 70 | 70 | 87 | 154 | 165 | 233 | 286 | 195 | 138 | 360 | 309 | 255 | 207 | 144 | 1389 | 1533 | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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