Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 4PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 219 | 257 | 332 | 350 | 400 | 352 | 285 | 448 | 563 | 444 | 271 | 268 | 314 | 664 | 799 | 664 | 664 | 463 | 424 | 552 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.27m | 6:07PM1.92m | 9:04AM1.34m | 6:54PM1.97m | 9:39AM1.39m | 7:37PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM1.20m | 2:00AM0.47m | 12:21PM1.24m | 2:40AM0.37m | 1:16PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 220 | 219 | 161 | 146 | 156 | 106 | 156 | 98 | 272 | 268 | 163 | 206 | 196 | 144 | 664 | 799 | 664 | 664 | 463 | 424 | 552 | 746 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 176 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 144 | 156 | 101 | 139 | 448 | 563 | 444 | 271 | 268 | 314 | 134 | 98 | 99 | 101 | 71 | 31 | 17 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 21 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 50 | 50 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 151 | 45 | 43 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 170 | 164 | 257 | 332 | 350 | 400 | 352 | 285 | 238 | 191 | 151 | 181 | 208 | 134 | 149 | 199 | 183 | 163 | 159 | 220 | 197 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 17 | 93 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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