Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 210 | 356 | 297 | 400 | 405 | 400 | 280 | 360 | 329 | 249 | 246 | 207 | 240 | 298 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 333 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.68m | 8:01AM1.80m | 7:50PM1.70m | 8:19AM1.93m | 8:38PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM1.00m | 1:29AM0.57m | 2:03PM0.81m | 1:56AM0.61m | 2:39PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 269 | 207 | 356 | 297 | 400 | 405 | 400 | 261 | 250 | 247 | 192 | 66 | 207 | 184 | 298 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 203 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 166 | 160 | 109 | 138 | 121 | 121 | 107 | 280 | 30 | 25 | 49 | 207 | 176 | 240 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 137 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SE 4 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 166 | 210 | 214 | 14 | 128 | 127 | 125 | 109 | 360 | 329 | 249 | 246 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 140 | — | — | — | 100 | 104 | 124 | 143 | 186 | 256 | 333 | 501 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 47 | 68 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 68 | 326 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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