Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 11PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 575 | 612 | 568 | 436 | 500 | 411 | 498 | 578 | 648 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 451 | 417 | 376 | 376 | 485 | 371 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.62m | 7:23AM1.53m | 5:05PM1.62m | 7:34AM1.61m | 6:08PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.57m | 11:57AM1.32m | 00:29AM0.55m | 12:47PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 582 | 575 | 612 | 568 | 434 | 422 | 411 | 498 | 525 | 554 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 451 | 417 | 376 | 376 | 485 | 371 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 18 | SSE 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 253 | 283 | 222 | 222 | 162 | 160 | 218 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 184 | 180 | 51 | 174 | 200 | 154 | 105 | 103 | 68 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSE 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 118 | 48 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 74 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 16 | 436 | 500 | 73 | 443 | 578 | 648 | 64 | 43 | 378 | 13 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 166 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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