Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 1AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 491 | 491 | 399 | 399 | 637 | 594 | 559 | 458 | 443 | 542 | 587 | 588 | 968 | 723 | 618 | 415 | 407 | 407 | 673 | 612 | 578 | 310 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.84m | 4:41AM1.25m | 4:53PM1.96m | 6:34AM1.23m | 5:43PM2.10m | 8:02AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.85m | 9:42AM0.92m | 00:28AM0.62m | 10:39AM1.03m | 1:27AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 404 | 491 | 491 | 399 | 399 | 637 | 594 | 559 | 458 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 417 | 506 | 433 | 377 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 326 | 333 | 315 | 268 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 17 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 144 | 142 | 104 | 142 | 140 | 12 | 302 | 66 | 124 | 37 | 2 | 93 | 188 | 422 | 422 | 412 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 392 | 392 | 314 | 310 | 298 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 10 | S 19 | S 9 | — | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 2 | 29 | 2 | — | 2 | 175 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 151 | 246 | 268 | 284 | 329 | 337 | 313 | 277 | 373 | 443 | 542 | 587 | 588 | 968 | 723 | 618 | 415 | 407 | 407 | 673 | 612 | 578 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
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