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El Capitan Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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El Capitan surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Capitan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Capitan sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Capitan today?
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Feb) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Feb) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Feb) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1242 | 1626 | 1606 | 770 | 637 | 544 | 394 | 302 | 222 | 176 | 140 | 100 | 69 | 65 | 46 | 41 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 49 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:09PM 1.86 | 11:06AM 1.75 | 11:41PM 1.92 | 12:01PM 1.54 | 12:18AM 1.96 | 1:15PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12AM 0.72 | 5:14PM 0.61 | 6:09AM 0.68 | 5:41PM 0.78 | 7:19AM 0.65 | 6:11PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
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