Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 209 | 180 | 180 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 134 | 140 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 340 | 99 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:49AM1.24m | 4:22PM1.79m | 8:37AM1.33m | 5:31PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.69m | 8:17AM1.24m | 00:44AM0.59m | 10:40AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 277 | 209 | 180 | 180 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 134 | 73 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 69 | 64 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 60 | 54 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 105 | 69 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 78 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 10 | 28 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 74 | 102 | 83 | 69 | 44 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 78 | 140 | 68 | 68 | 62 | 340 | 119 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
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