Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 10AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 101 | 158 | 229 | 253 | 403 | 379 | 581 | 288 | 281 | 329 | 407 | 287 | 586 | 262 | 199 | 180 | 174 | 170 | 179 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.64m | 10:57PM2.36m | 12:47PM1.69m | 11:47PM2.17m | 1:29PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM-0.12m | 4:47PM1.00m | 6:10AM-0.01m | 5:46PM0.98m | 6:50AM0.15m | 6:50PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 95 | 109 | 65 | 63 | 101 | 93 | 91 | 125 | 125 | 90 | 336 | 288 | 89 | 88 | 118 | 287 | 301 | 262 | 199 | 160 | 122 | 96 | 94 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 152 | 67 | 108 | 107 | 55 | 30 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 89 | 89 | 127 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 177 | 181 | 128 | 180 | 174 | 170 | 170 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 37 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 78 | 47 | 75 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 76 | 120 | 139 | 130 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 9 | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 46 | 26 | 27 | 84 | 158 | 229 | 253 | 403 | 379 | 581 | — | 281 | 329 | 407 | 50 | 586 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 179 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 186 | 0 | 4 |
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