Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 7 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 235 | 240 | 280 | 271 | 209 | 234 | 153 | 247 | 314 | 267 | 322 | 292 | 329 | 450 | 534 | 751 | 751 | 629 | 601 | 545 | 532 | 627 | 620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.65m | 9:47PM2.07m | 10:53AM1.73m | 10:24PM1.98m | 11:16AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.27m | 3:44PM0.90m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:23PM0.82m | 4:57AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 244 | 107 | 240 | 280 | 116 | 209 | 191 | 146 | 108 | 174 | 267 | 322 | 292 | 329 | 450 | 534 | 751 | 751 | 629 | 601 | 545 | 532 | 627 | 620 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 235 | 102 | 113 | 271 | 102 | 102 | 153 | 174 | 96 | 92 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | S 9 | W 9 | W 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 134 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 84 | 21 | 22 | 89 | 267 | 61 | 91 | 65 | 62 | 35 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 178 | — | 178 | — | 151 | 234 | 124 | 247 | 314 | 110 | 222 | 260 | 178 | 143 | 160 | 160 | 166 | 277 | 292 | 327 | 307 | 286 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 51 |
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