Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s 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 (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | NW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 129 | 281 | 249 | 222 | 160 | 262 | 214 | 1447 | 208 | 197 | 219 | 175 | 175 | 194 | 136 | 307 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.57m | 11:24AM2.13m | 00:57AM1.43m | 12:04PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.89m | 6:34PM0.35m | 5:32AM1.02m | 7:39PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 269 | 189 | 198 | 247 | 149 | 147 | 169 | 214 | 159 | 208 | 194 | 219 | 160 | 116 | 194 | 135 | 307 | 278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 101 | 62 | 171 | 169 | 119 | 107 | 208 | 159 | 52 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 175 | 175 | 183 | 136 | 132 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | NW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 79 | 129 | 59 | 78 | 109 | 142 | 98 | 56 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 27 | 153 | 153 | 83 | 111 | 55 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 222 | 143 | 281 | 249 | 222 | 160 | 262 | 163 | 1447 | 114 | 197 | 149 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 165 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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