Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 6AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1913 | 1680 | 1353 | 1144 | 663 | 841 | 721 | 663 | 673 | 793 | 793 | 905 | 919 | 919 | 805 | 755 | 663 | 643 | 543 | 447 | 970 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.50m | 9:04AM2.14m | 11:16PM1.45m | 9:35AM2.09m | 00:11AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM1.11m | 4:29PM0.22m | 3:19AM1.18m | 5:11PM0.28m | 3:47AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 1913 | 1680 | 1353 | 1144 | 663 | 841 | 721 | 663 | 673 | 793 | 793 | 905 | 919 | 919 | 805 | 755 | 663 | 643 | 543 | 447 | 970 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 107 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 147 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 91 | 92 | 96 | 99 | 171 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | 104 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 97 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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