Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 3AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 245 | 386 | 203 | 243 | 203 | 168 | 125 | 252 | 193 | 162 | 119 | 124 | 264 | 200 | 188 | 173 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.43m | 12:33PM1.92m | 2:25AM1.29m | 1:10PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM1.00m | 7:56PM0.61m | 6:22AM1.13m | 9:10PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 107 | 199 | 203 | 243 | 203 | 168 | 125 | 122 | 99 | 96 | 75 | 68 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 14 | 104 | 97 | 129 | 125 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 119 | 124 | 264 | 200 | 188 | 173 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 232 | 245 | 386 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 252 | 193 | 162 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 166 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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