Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 295 | 368 | 280 | 344 | 249 | 250 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 239 | 186 | 163 | 158 | 145 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 158 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.70m | 8:41AM2.06m | 9:26PM1.69m | 9:08AM2.18m | 10:16PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.60m | 2:24AM0.68m | 3:18PM0.41m | 2:53AM0.76m | 3:59PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 295 | 295 | 203 | 280 | 264 | 179 | 250 | 216 | 214 | 180 | 239 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 97 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 158 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 135 | 96 | 137 | 198 | 344 | 249 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 188 | 24 | 186 | 163 | 158 | 145 | 92 | 67 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 6 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 65 | 84 | 15 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 5 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 220 | 256 | 368 | 242 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 180 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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