Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 11AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 297 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 216 | 358 | 358 | 354 | 342 | 280 | 282 | 282 | 278 | 264 | 310 | 255 | 318 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:39AM1.93m | 2:12PM1.80m | 1:36AM1.67m | 2:55PM1.83m | 2:46AM1.43m | 3:41PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.35m | 8:00PM0.95m | 8:06AM0.57m | 9:20PM0.91m | 8:42AM0.78m | 10:47PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 232 | 297 | 66 | 64 | 255 | 201 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 33 | 358 | 199 | 235 | 232 | 280 | 282 | 282 | 278 | 264 | 199 | 242 | 192 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 78 | 216 | 243 | 249 | 203 | 203 | 44 | 64 | 63 | 23 | 216 | 163 | 358 | 354 | 342 | 261 | 208 | 203 | 229 | 251 | 310 | 255 | 318 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 80 | 25 | 208 | 203 | 47 | 46 | 63 | 64 | 88 | 159 | 191 | 35 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 50 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 173 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 98 | 69 | 136 | — | 62 | 34 | 56 | 50 | 38 | 9 | 66 | 69 | 45 | 29 | 44 | 46 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 107 | 40 | 25 | 34 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 326 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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