Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 6AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 279 | 403 | 599 | 504 | 433 | 268 | 321 | 379 | 429 | 360 | 541 | 245 | 190 | 261 | 170 | 170 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:57PM2.36m | 12:47PM1.69m | 11:47PM2.17m | 1:29PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM-0.01m | 5:46PM0.98m | 6:50AM0.15m | 6:50PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 91 | 125 | 125 | 329 | 275 | 275 | 89 | 88 | 118 | 120 | 177 | 295 | 245 | 190 | 157 | 170 | 170 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 15 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 48 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 127 | 123 | 120 | 76 | 120 | 181 | 130 | 180 | 174 | 74 | 73 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 47 | 75 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 84 | 54 | 139 | 130 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 49 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 229 | 279 | 403 | 599 | 504 | 433 | 268 | 321 | 379 | 429 | 360 | 541 | — | — | 261 | 153 | 125 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 186 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 159 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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