Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 356 | 356 | 518 | 637 | 604 | 715 | 950 | 800 | 676 | 561 | 532 | 525 | 519 | 512 | 480 | 480 | 339 | 385 | 497 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:47AM2.10m | 10:35PM1.71m | 10:13AM2.11m | 11:21PM1.61m | 10:40AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.64m | 4:23PM0.36m | 4:03AM0.79m | 5:04PM0.32m | 4:29AM0.93m | 5:45PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 356 | 443 | 637 | 563 | 417 | 412 | 493 | 532 | 561 | 485 | 423 | 359 | 292 | 319 | 319 | 265 | 265 | 195 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 24 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 98 | 71 | 98 | 116 | 356 | 211 | 178 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 314 | 139 | 532 | 532 | 525 | 519 | 512 | 439 | 417 | 339 | 334 | 497 | 486 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | S 10 | SSW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | S 10 | WNW 16 | S 10 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 332 | 103 | 68 | 249 | 144 | 112 | 47 | 56 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 55 | 91 | 104 | 404 | 404 | 301 | 432 | 480 | 480 | 292 | 385 | 330 | 146 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 518 | 313 | 604 | 715 | 950 | 800 | 676 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 331 | 326 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 331 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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