Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 2AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 232 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 243 | 232 | 276 | 298 | 371 | 346 | 269 | 547 | 324 | 314 | 309 | 225 | 225 | 271 | 271 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:48PM2.35m | 9:52AM1.46m | 8:34PM2.46m | 10:48AM1.50m | 9:23PM2.52m | 11:42AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.04m | 2:05PM1.06m | 4:06AM-0.10m | 2:57PM1.09m | 4:56AM-0.16m | 3:51PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 236 | 232 | 232 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 232 | 232 | 229 | 371 | 346 | 269 | 547 | 324 | 314 | 309 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 371 | 366 | 351 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 85 | 83 | 246 | 86 | 119 | 243 | 229 | 276 | 298 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 63 | 81 | 81 | 72 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 81 | 195 | 31 | 361 | 543 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 26 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WNW 10 | SW 23 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 139 | 184 | 99 | 246 | 246 | 106 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 64 | 26 | 62 | 42 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 271 | 271 | 31 | 140 | 32 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 51 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 103 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 207 | 17 | 250 |
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