El Capitan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Capitan today (02 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 6PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (02 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Evening (02 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s

Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 2						Friday 3								Saturday 4								Sun 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	198	217	160	243	178	142	142	144	146	288	288	223	223	99	138	183	186	186	186	148	146	146	140	209
Wind (km/h)	ESE	S	SW	WSW	W	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	SSW	SW	SW	WNW	N	N	NNE	SE	SSW	SW	SW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	glassy	glassy
High Tide			1:17PM1.47m				11:29PM2.00m				1:51PM1.51m				00:05AM1.88m					2:24PM1.56m			00:45AM1.72m
Low Tide	6:25AM0.26m				5:24PM1.20m				6:56AM0.33m				6:13PM1.21m				7:26AM0.42m				7:13PM1.20m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	19	21	22	18	14	14	13	18	22	24	24	20	17	16	15	18	23	24	24	20	17	16	16
Feels °C	15	18	20	20	17	13	13	12	18	21	23	23	19	16	15	15	17	22	22	22	19	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 9	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18
kJ	129	98	150	243	144	142	142	144	146	288	288	223	223	99	138	183	186	186	186	140	140	138	138	209
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	S 18	SW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 11	S 11	SSW 16	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 13	NW 8	S 10	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 13
kJ	198	217	160	106	178	104	21	21	51	21	21	20	20	46	32	18	48	35	148	148	146	146	140	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 18	NW 16	S 11	NW 16	NW 15	SSW 21	SSW 21	S 10	S 10	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	S 10	SSE 10	SSW 9	S 9	S 10	S 9
kJ	22	22	21	21	21	21	31	10	21	10	9	44	44	19	18	44	75	148	19	10	17	15	18	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 4	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4
kJ	—	—	96	126	153	130	124	111	82	72	68	89	87	75	11	55	95	84	46	62	22	17	18	19
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	165	17	17	9	0	0	0	0	326	17	17	9	0	0	0	5	39	17	17	9	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	1	2	2	2	2		1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	9	9	9	6	4	9	5	6	5	7	6	6	6	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8

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