El Capitan Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.02° W

El Capitan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Capitan sea temperature is
20.5° C
3.6° 

El Capitan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Capitan today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 3PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)19s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
727
743
794
455
325
481
608
695
695
742
867
734
580
559
659
879
778
552
493
481
620
815
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:32AM1.46m
8:55PM2.15m
10:58AM1.49m
9:30PM2.17m
11:24AM1.52m
10:05PM2.15m
Low Tide
2:40PM1.16m
4:20AM0.20m
3:18PM1.11m
4:50AM0.19m
3:55PM1.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
21
28
30
31
24
20
21
20
23
27
30
30
25
21
20
20
22
27
29
28
24
22
Feels °C
21
27
28
29
22
18
20
19
22
26
29
28
23
20
20
20
22
27
29
27
24
22
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