Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 447 | 504 | 601 | 575 | 802 | 618 | 523 | 343 | 432 | 388 | 673 | 565 | 318 | 310 | 298 | 279 | 246 | 362 | 388 | 388 | 242 | 242 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.96m | 6:34AM1.23m | 5:43PM2.10m | 8:02AM1.29m | 6:36PM2.24m | 9:05AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.62m | 10:39AM1.03m | 1:27AM0.38m | 11:45AM1.11m | 2:20AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 458 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 417 | 445 | 377 | 308 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 360 | 308 | 315 | 268 | 243 | 203 | 172 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 176 | 164 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 17 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 124 | 37 | 2 | 93 | 7 | 422 | 422 | 412 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 392 | 392 | 318 | 310 | 298 | 279 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 21 | S 21 | S 18 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 20 |
| kJ | 29 | 2 | — | 2 | 93 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 400 | 447 | 504 | 601 | 575 | 802 | 618 | 523 | 343 | 432 | 388 | 673 | 565 | — | — | — | — | — | 362 | 388 | 388 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 166 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
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