Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 5AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 291 | 288 | 288 | 273 | 193 | 222 | 167 | 167 | 218 | 215 | 213 | 156 | 161 | 139 | 101 | 139 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.44m | 7:25PM2.31m | 9:40AM1.53m | 8:20PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.13m | 12:59PM1.16m | 2:58AM0.01m | 2:02PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 291 | 291 | 288 | 288 | 273 | 193 | 222 | 167 | 167 | 218 | 215 | 213 | 156 | 161 | 85 | 85 | 139 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 83 | 83 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 49 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 63 | 139 | 101 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 11 | NW 7 | SW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 71 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 61 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 50 | 36 | 19 | 23 | 57 | 50 | 18 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 93 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 326 | 210 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
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