Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 352 | 339 | 344 | 348 | 358 | 362 | 353 | 339 | 325 | 321 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 233 | 277 | 219 | 257 | 288 | 342 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.87m | 6:27AM1.22m | 5:18PM1.89m | 8:08AM1.27m | 6:07PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.96m | 00:08AM0.71m | 10:09AM1.11m | 1:12AM0.58m | 11:13AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 372 | 352 | 246 | 256 | 226 | 186 | 127 | 113 | 339 | 325 | 321 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 229 | 277 | 219 | 209 | 146 | 141 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 249 | 96 | 339 | 344 | 348 | 358 | 362 | 353 | 103 | 76 | 79 | 32 | 104 | 130 | 189 | 184 | 176 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 61 | 166 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 44 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 48 | 71 | 20 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 171 | 171 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 81 | 118 | 140 | 197 | 215 | 233 | 164 | 160 | 257 | 288 | 342 | 392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 210 | 17 | 292 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 93 | 93 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 93 | 17 | 0 |
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