Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 9AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2214 | 2383 | 2289 | 2203 | 2173 | 2098 | 2090 | 2379 | 2982 | 4319 | 10541 | 12383 | 10868 | 8163 | 7242 | 6201 | 4548 | 3594 | 3040 | 2258 | 1690 | 1321 | 1321 | 1355 | 1660 | 4704 | 5068 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.37m | 10:44AM1.92m | 2:47AM1.38m | 11:25AM1.82m | 4:11AM1.43m | 12:14PM1.70m | 4:47AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM1.30m | 6:48PM0.43m | 4:51AM1.36m | 7:42PM0.50m | 6:12AM1.42m | 8:36PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 2214 | 2383 | 2289 | 2203 | 2173 | 2098 | 2090 | 2379 | 2982 | 4319 | 10541 | 12383 | 10868 | 8163 | 7242 | 6201 | 4548 | 3594 | 3040 | 2258 | 1690 | 1321 | 1321 | 1355 | 1644 | 4704 | 5068 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 108 | 151 | 147 | 226 | 223 | 220 | 140 | 133 | 126 | 1999 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 118 | 165 | 300 | 269 | 149 | 86 | 68 | 69 | 259 | 250 | 572 | 1660 | 165 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 123 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 104 | 62 | 53 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 132 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 228 | 222 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 16 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 35 | 2829 | 39 | 71 | — | 35 | 44 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 369 | 329 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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