Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 7PM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 544 | 544 | 428 | 411 | 503 | 603 | 596 | 596 | 589 | 576 | 524 | 499 | 597 | 635 | 532 | 582 | 575 | 568 | 575 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.77m | 2:08PM1.68m | 7:18AM1.47m | 3:41PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.59m | 10:52PM0.59m | 10:26AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 229 | 544 | 544 | 428 | 411 | 503 | 603 | 596 | 596 | 589 | 576 | 524 | 499 | 597 | 635 | 532 | 582 | 575 | 568 | 575 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 336 | 273 | 210 | 207 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 195 | 189 | 253 | 233 | 112 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 99 | 98 | 96 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 55 | 38 | 48 | 99 | 85 | 37 | 96 | 48 | 192 | 50 | 118 | 48 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 500 | 500 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 17 | 17 |
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