Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (02 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
441 | 436 | 436 | 387 | 382 | 372 | 353 | 279 | 216 | 291 | 455 | 691 | 673 | 947 | 774 | 523 | 496 | 487 | 659 | 644 | 926 | 926 | 637 | 629 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.41m | 11:07PM2.04m | 2:11PM1.40m | 11:43PM1.96m | 3:06PM1.42m | 00:21AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM1.26m | 6:54AM0.31m | 5:23PM1.30m | 7:36AM0.37m | 6:11PM1.34m | 8:17AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
441 | 436 | 436 | 387 | 382 | 372 | 99 | 135 | 183 | 183 | 138 | 236 | 289 | 484 | 352 | 251 | 496 | 351 | 659 | 644 | 573 | 561 | 561 | 502 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NW 9 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
44 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 62 | 353 | 279 | 216 | 211 | 209 | 209 | 188 | 758 | 774 | 343 | 347 | 253 | 33 | 17 | 759 | 637 | 637 | 629 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSE 14 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
13 | 18 | 43 | 78 | 98 | 97 | 149 | 149 | 40 | 117 | 178 | 176 | 35 | 17 | 33 | 128 | 336 | 33 | 17 | 17 | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
100 | 166 | 63 | 77 | 49 | 80 | — | — | 138 | 291 | 455 | 691 | 673 | 947 | 691 | 523 | 465 | 487 | 584 | 598 | 926 | 926 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 165 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
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