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	light winds from the E (4 mph at 80°)		58 °F	13	13 overcast
Santa Ynez Airport 9.9 miles NW722 ft above sea level 1 hour ago	Dry and cloudy	calm (0 mph at 0°)		52 °F	14	14 overcast
East Santa Barbara Buoy 18 miles SE10 ft above sea level 57 minutes ago		light winds from the N (4 mph at 10°)		57 °F	-	-
BUOY-NTBC1 19.3 miles E10 ft above sea level 1 hour ago		light winds from the E (6 mph at 100°)		57 °F	-	-
SHIP907 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 47 minutes ago	-	light winds from the N (4 mph at 10°)		57 °F	-	- no observation
SHIP357 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 2 hours ago	-	light winds from the NNW (7 mph at 340°)		56 °F	-	- no observation
SHIP756 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 47 minutes ago	-	light winds from the N (7 mph at 10°)		57 °F	-	- no observation
SHIP2244 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 3 hours ago	-	calm (2 mph at 20°)		56 °F	-	- no observation
SHIP717 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 47 minutes ago	-	light winds from the N (7 mph at 10°)		57 °F	-	- no observation
SHIP239 21.8 miles SE- ft above sea level 2 hours ago	-	light winds from the NNW (7 mph at 340°)		56 °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.