Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (02 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 12AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wed 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 348 | 443 | 522 | 537 | 604 | 620 | 620 | 612 | 643 | 760 | 854 | 826 | 817 | 798 | 780 | 726 | 683 | 778 | 768 | 859 | 837 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.84m | 5:10AM1.67m | 3:50PM1.75m | 5:46AM1.80m | 5:09PM1.71m | 6:18AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.34m | 10:22AM1.18m | 10:52PM0.40m | 11:35AM0.97m | 11:38PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | 4:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 400 | 325 | 443 | 522 | 537 | 604 | 620 | 620 | 612 | 596 | 760 | 854 | 826 | 817 | 798 | 780 | 726 | 683 | 778 | 768 | 859 | 837 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 240 | 348 | 184 | 44 | 138 | 78 | 52 | 396 | 485 | 643 | 559 | 544 | 537 | 537 | 411 | 411 | 417 | 344 | 344 | 348 | 348 | 339 | 455 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 24 | NW 13 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | S 7 | NW 12 | WSW 7 | SSE 9 | WNW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 21 | WNW 12 | S 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 41 | 181 | 300 | 36 | 25 | 86 | 17 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 107 | 1 | 264 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WSW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 67 | 144 | 196 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 20 | 25 | 104 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 62 | 62 | 52 | 54 | 87 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 329 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 126 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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