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El Capitan Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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El Capitan surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 02 Nov 2025 PST
How big are the waves at El Capitan today?
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1327 | 1258 | 1024 | 1010 | 886 | 886 | 862 | 826 | 710 | 514 | 774 | 712 | 621 | 621 | 523 | 460 | 440 | 368 | 357 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 245 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:06PM 1.71 | 7:14AM 2.15 | 8:03PM 1.70 | 7:46AM 2.30 | 9:00PM 1.67 | 8:22AM 2.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:52AM 0.63 | 1:55PM 0.33 | 1:28AM 0.73 | 2:41PM 0.12 | 2:05AM 0.84 | 3:30PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 02 | Monday 03 | Tuesday 04 | Wednesday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
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