Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Capitan today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 335 | 318 | 496 | 503 | 496 | 482 | 456 | 442 | 469 | 380 | 244 | 161 | 307 | 315 | 481 | 423 | 351 | 229 | 223 | 307 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:50AM1.56m | 10:39PM2.08m | 12:16PM1.60m | 11:14PM1.97m | 12:42PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.22m | 4:34PM1.05m | 5:45AM0.28m | 5:17PM1.02m | 6:10AM0.38m | 6:03PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 372 | 94 | 94 | 496 | 503 | 496 | 482 | 197 | 181 | 469 | 380 | 244 | 161 | 88 | 212 | 290 | 234 | 185 | 229 | 132 | 123 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 8 | — | SW 14 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 87 | 335 | 318 | 17 | 18 | 213 | 198 | 456 | 442 | 149 | — | 54 | 85 | 90 | 54 | 84 | 236 | 137 | 15 | 49 | 49 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 21 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 243 | 184 | 232 | 7 | 26 | 53 | 82 | 52 | 81 | 82 | 82 | — | 54 | 54 | 9 | 60 | 15 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 131 | 188 | 220 | 192 | 338 | — | — | 122 | 179 | 120 | 307 | 315 | 481 | 423 | 351 | 185 | 223 | 307 | 339 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 250 | 250 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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