Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 1AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 834 | 959 | 825 | 614 | 564 | 528 | 694 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 679 | 655 | 596 | 581 | 574 | 508 | 427 | 421 | 411 | 471 | 459 | 447 | 435 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.54m | 11:06PM2.42m | 1:28PM1.58m | 00:00AM2.26m | 2:22PM1.63m | 00:57AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM1.12m | 6:37AM-0.08m | 5:51PM1.14m | 7:27AM0.04m | 7:02PM1.15m | 8:16AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 834 | 959 | 825 | 614 | 564 | 528 | 694 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 679 | 655 | 596 | 581 | 574 | 508 | 427 | 421 | 411 | 471 | 459 | 447 | 435 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 135 | 178 | 181 | 178 | 181 | 207 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 151 | 110 | 106 | 108 | 151 | 158 | 163 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 91 | 96 | 101 | 72 | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | SSE 15 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SSE 14 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | WNW 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 78 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 38 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 30 | 40 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 51 | — | — | 23 | 71 | 98 | 73 | 71 | 64 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 93 | 326 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 550 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
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