
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 7PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
524 | 559 | 455 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 727 | 743 | 794 | 455 | 325 | 481 | 608 | 695 | 695 | 742 | 867 | 847 | 580 | 559 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:17PM2.10m | 10:32AM1.46m | 8:55PM2.15m | 10:58AM1.49m | 9:30PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM1.20m | 3:48AM0.23m | 2:40PM1.16m | 4:20AM0.20m | 3:18PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 35 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
524 | 559 | 455 | 614 | 614 | 614 | 727 | 743 | 794 | 455 | 264 | 481 | 608 | 277 | 223 | 181 | 867 | 847 | 580 | 559 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
24 | 23 | 118 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 404 | 47 | 37 | 169 | 325 | 10 | 10 | 695 | 695 | 742 | 8 | 70 | 206 | 263 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 10 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
11 | 11 | 24 | 118 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 61 | 2 | 98 | 105 | 74 | 74 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
249 | 247 | 286 | 311 | 354 | 307 | 220 | 170 | 186 | 256 | 286 | 294 | 307 | 497 | 403 | 307 | 181 | 223 | 264 | 331 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 166 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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