Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 175 | 126 | 121 | 119 | 108 | 113 | 140 | 108 | 96 | 126 | 88 | 70 | 70 | 93 | 92 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:32AM1.43m | 2:20PM1.85m | 2:57AM1.26m | 3:08PM1.92m | 5:11AM1.17m | 4:10PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.79m | 9:25PM0.82m | 7:56AM0.94m | 10:56PM0.69m | 8:40AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 85 | 79 | 58 | 38 | 40 | 100 | 97 | 96 | 53 | 51 | 70 | 70 | 93 | 92 | 96 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | SSW 20 | NW 9 | SSW 21 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 37 | 36 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 71 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 13 | 43 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 7 | S 12 | SSW 20 | S 12 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 179 | 175 | 126 | 121 | 119 | 108 | 113 | 140 | 108 | 72 | 126 | 88 | 33 | 68 | 31 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 8 | — | 18 | 7 | 25 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 296 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 296 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 166 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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