Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 6AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 261 | 264 | 283 | 318 | 226 | 149 | 157 | 121 | 217 | 239 | 246 | 257 | 294 | 277 | 277 | 215 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:28AM1.33m | 2:24PM1.84m | 4:24AM1.21m | 3:16PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.76m | 7:30AM0.97m | 10:01PM0.74m | 7:54AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 208 | 261 | 264 | 283 | 318 | 226 | 149 | 118 | 121 | 217 | 239 | 246 | 155 | 123 | 277 | 277 | 215 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 98 | 157 | 111 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 252 | 294 | 37 | 36 | 45 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 14 | W 22 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 13 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 22 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 80 | 87 | 110 | 114 | 97 | 107 | 117 | 140 | 139 | 183 | 186 | 183 | 257 | 219 | 99 | 121 | 92 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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