Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (05 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 10PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
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 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
622 | 601 | 580 | 566 | 552 | 552 | 545 | 522 | 464 | 873 | 609 | 603 | 603 | 1055 | 875 | 710 | 402 | 517 | 520 | 520 | 899 | 899 | 651 | 553 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.46m | 1:04AM1.75m | 4:30PM1.53m | 2:01AM1.61m | 4:58PM1.62m | 3:20AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM1.36m | 8:56AM0.50m | 8:57PM1.33m | 9:34AM0.58m | 10:33PM1.22m | 10:13AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
373 | 331 | 352 | 352 | 338 | 402 | 522 | 522 | 464 | 455 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 578 | 452 | 402 | 291 | 249 | 242 | 242 | 517 | 433 | 368 | 301 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SE 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 26 | S 26 | S 26 | S 25 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
622 | 601 | 580 | 566 | 552 | 552 | 545 | 452 | 447 | 397 | 5 | 255 | 10 | 392 | 387 | 377 | 13 | 53 | 52 | 107 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 26 | SSE 15 | S 26 | — | S 20 | SSW 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 76 | 13 | 22 | 13 | — | 7 | 186 | 401 | 401 | 390 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 873 | 609 | 603 | 603 | 1055 | 875 | 710 | 402 | 517 | 520 | 520 | 899 | 899 | 651 | 553 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
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