Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s 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 (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 159 | 276 | 366 | 421 | 408 | 365 | 359 | 117 | 271 | 244 | 235 | 240 | 280 | 271 | 209 | 199 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:35PM2.09m | 10:11AM1.59m | 9:11PM2.10m | 10:31AM1.65m | 9:47PM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.26m | 3:07PM0.99m | 4:09AM0.27m | 3:44PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 125 | 121 | 276 | 366 | 421 | 408 | 365 | 359 | 289 | 271 | 244 | 138 | 146 | 280 | 271 | 209 | 191 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 124 | 92 | 159 | 83 | 68 | 54 | 53 | 118 | 109 | 106 | 134 | 235 | 240 | 122 | 107 | 85 | 128 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SW 16 | W 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 159 | 39 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 27 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 21 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 115 | 82 | 153 | — | — | — | 66 | 117 | 151 | 142 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 199 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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