Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 180 | 230 | 207 | 170 | 172 | 232 | 243 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 216 | 358 | 358 | 354 | 342 | 285 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.75m | 00:39AM1.93m | 2:12PM1.80m | 1:36AM1.67m | 2:55PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.15m | 6:50PM0.97m | 7:29AM0.35m | 8:00PM0.95m | 8:06AM0.57m | 9:20PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 185 | 157 | 119 | 116 | 170 | 172 | 95 | 91 | 81 | 62 | 59 | 37 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 36 | 216 | 161 | 255 | 300 | 290 | 285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 130 | 180 | 174 | 170 | 73 | 75 | 232 | 243 | 243 | 249 | 255 | 201 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 196 | 191 | 358 | 358 | 354 | 342 | 261 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 130 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 49 | 49 | 78 | 216 | 208 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 63 | 64 | 88 | 159 | 25 | 138 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 315 | 78 | 230 | 207 | 125 | 122 | 187 | 178 | — | — | — | 90 | 53 | 38 | 35 | — | — | — | 47 | 25 | 42 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 165 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
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