Current weather conditions and live observations for El Capitan based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in El Capitan right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
Goleta 3 km NE156 m above sea level 1 hour ago	dry	light winds from the W (6 km/h at 259°)		22 °C	-	- - - 0
Goleta 3 km NE190 m above sea level 47 minutes ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at 203°)		23 °C	-	- - - 0
Goleta 10 km E27 m above sea level 56 minutes ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at 190°)		23 °C	-	- - - 0
Goleta 12 km E50 m above sea level 1 hour ago	dry	calm (3 km/h at 167°)		25 °C	-	- - - 0
Santa Ynez Airport 16 km NW220 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Clear	light winds from the WSW (9 km/h at 250°)		32 °C	11	11

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to El Capitan and within an acceptable time window.