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
Santa Barbara Airport 9.9 miles E715 ft above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry and cloudy	wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected (NaN mph at -°)		59 °F	16	16 overcast
Santa Ynez Airport 9.9 miles NW722 ft above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry and cloudy	wind obs. (6 kph from 310 degs) was rejected (NaN mph at -°)		54 °F	16	16 overcast
East Santa Barbara Buoy 18 miles SE10 ft above sea level 48 minutes ago		light winds from the WSW (7 mph at 240°)		59 °F	-	-
BUOY-NTBC1 19.3 miles E10 ft above sea level 2 hours ago		calm (2 mph at 220°)		59 °F	-	-
SHIP1018 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (7 mph at 250°)		59 °F	-	- no observation
SHIP115 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (7 mph at 250°)		59 °F	-	- no observation
SHIP874 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (9 mph at 250°)		59 °F	-	- no observation
SHIP1777 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (9 mph at 250°)		59 °F	-	- no observation
SHIP1339 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (9 mph at 250°)		59 °F	-	- no observation
SHIP1642 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 1 hour ago	-	light winds from the WSW (9 mph at 250°)		59 °F	-	- no observation

* 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.