Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 10PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
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 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 223 | 223 | 164 | 138 | 183 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 140 | 209 | 273 | 273 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 202 | 195 | 417 | 264 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.51m | 00:05AM1.88m | 2:24PM1.56m | 00:45AM1.72m | 2:56PM1.63m | 1:38AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM1.21m | 7:26AM0.42m | 7:13PM1.20m | 7:55AM0.53m | 8:27PM1.15m | 8:25AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 288 | 223 | 223 | 164 | 138 | 183 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 209 | 273 | 273 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 202 | 195 | 417 | 264 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 51 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 36 | 35 | 75 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 140 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 68 | 101 | 125 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 8 | SSW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 4 | S 9 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | S 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 22 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 181 | 43 | 44 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 90 | 50 | 63 | 48 | 84 | 82 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 33 | 52 | 42 | 44 | 61 | 67 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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