El Capitan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.02° W

Issued: 9 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Capitan sea temperature is

22.2°C

El Capitan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Capitan today (08 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (08 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 8						Monday 9								Tuesday 10								Wed 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	874	802	634	624	624	863	2343	2615	2387	2272	2242	1939	1752	1475	1353	778	663	841	721	663	673	793	892	919	933
Wind (km/h)	NNE	SSE	SW	WSW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	S	SW	W	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	SSE	SW	WSW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:07AM2.17m				9:41PM1.55m				8:35AM2.17m					10:27PM1.50m			9:04AM2.14m					11:16PM1.45m
Low Tide				3:13PM0.22m				2:23AM1.03m				3:50PM0.20m				2:51AM1.11m					4:29PM0.22m			3:19AM1.18m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	4:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	26	27	25	22	21	21	21	20	26	27	25	21	21	20	18	19	26	28	26	22	21	21	21	20
Feels °C	17	24	25	23	20	19	19	19	18	24	24	23	19	19	17	15	16	24	25	24	20	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14
kJ	874	802	634	624	624	863	2343	2615	2387	2272	2242	1939	1752	1475	1353	778	663	841	721	663	673	793	892	919	933
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	130	127	127	125	124	481	121	122	121	119	116	110	107	106	106	164	125	103	102	100	99	97	93	92	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 11	S 11	W 22	NW 20	SW 16	SSW 16	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 19	S 19	—	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	SW 14	—	SSW 16
kJ	1	2	2	9	100	122	98	—	—	—	2	2	7	7	—	104	104	30	31	30	31	—	50	—	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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