Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 5AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 18 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 715 | 612 | 715 | 697 | 653 | 400 | 348 | 443 | 522 | 537 | 604 | 620 | 620 | 612 | 643 | 760 | 854 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:23AM1.55m | 3:20PM1.84m | 6:10AM1.67m | 4:50PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.28m | 9:38AM1.32m | 10:57PM0.34m | 11:22AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 679 | 715 | 612 | 715 | 697 | 653 | 400 | 325 | 443 | 522 | 537 | 604 | 620 | 620 | 612 | 596 | 760 | 854 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 37 | 18 | 240 | 348 | 184 | 35 | 142 | 104 | 52 | 396 | 485 | 643 | 559 | 544 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 24 | NW 13 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 67 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 22 | 41 | 181 | 300 | 36 | 82 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | 20 | 40 | 35 | 103 | 115 | 173 | 322 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 250 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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