Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 3PM is: 0.6m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 563 | 444 | 271 | 268 | 314 | 664 | 799 | 664 | 664 | 463 | 424 | 552 | 746 | 738 | 738 | 657 | 546 | 524 | 559 | 455 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.34m | 6:54PM1.97m | 9:39AM1.39m | 7:37PM2.03m | 10:06AM1.43m | 8:17PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM1.24m | 2:40AM0.37m | 1:16PM1.23m | 3:15AM0.29m | 2:01PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 272 | 147 | 114 | 206 | 196 | 144 | 664 | 196 | 172 | 664 | 463 | 424 | 552 | 746 | 738 | 738 | 657 | 546 | 524 | 559 | 455 | 455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 448 | 268 | 161 | 271 | 268 | 314 | 134 | 799 | 664 | 101 | 71 | 47 | 31 | 33 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 118 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 | SE 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 45 | 563 | 444 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 98 | 99 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 177 | 257 | 207 | 118 | 173 | 139 | 170 | 335 | 356 | 168 | 168 | 202 | 234 | 166 | 302 | 280 | 232 | 159 | 186 | 263 | 320 | 293 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 159 | 165 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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