Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 15 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 263 | 258 | 213 | 213 | 217 | 220 | 205 | 198 | 192 | 167 | 211 | 211 | 190 | 262 | 277 | 104 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.82m | 10:22AM2.04m | 11:02PM1.70m | 10:50AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.63m | 4:54PM0.42m | 4:35AM0.76m | 5:41PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 350 | 263 | 258 | 213 | 213 | 217 | 220 | 205 | 198 | 192 | 94 | 168 | 150 | 101 | 199 | 264 | 168 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 89 | 88 | 109 | 108 | 148 | 102 | 93 | 91 | 94 | 167 | 116 | 169 | 122 | 123 | 70 | 63 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 15 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 61 | 163 | 163 | 129 | 65 | 80 | 104 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 186 | 181 | 147 | 143 | 131 | 128 | 146 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 159 | 211 | 211 | 190 | 262 | 277 | 195 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 329 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 16 | 0 |
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