Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 2AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 674 | 768 | 759 | 1488 | 869 | 2033 | 930 | 1598 | 817 | 1077 | 816 | 710 | 666 | 531 | 444 | 162 | 160 | 287 | 372 | 494 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:09PM1.71m | 6:18AM1.91m | 6:16PM1.68m | 6:47AM2.02m | 7:14PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.48m | 12:31PM0.76m | 00:18AM0.59m | 1:17PM0.56m | 00:53AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 674 | 768 | 759 | 334 | 869 | 1257 | 930 | 173 | 817 | 1077 | 816 | 710 | 666 | 531 | 444 | 162 | 151 | 122 | 125 | 494 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 417 | 348 | 344 | 1 | 264 | 257 | 226 | 37 | 170 | 173 | 173 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 123 | 90 | 160 | 287 | 372 | 85 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NW 20 | NW 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 26 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 102 | 200 | 380 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 28 | 1488 | 61 | 2033 | 74 | 1598 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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