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 16 km E218 m above sea level 3 hours ago	Clear	calm (0 km/h at 0°)		13.9 °C	16	16
Santa Ynez Airport 16 km NW220 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Clear	calm (0 km/h at 0°)		13 °C	16	16
Lompoc 43 km W150 m above sea level 56 minutes ago	-	calm (0 km/h at °)		16 °C	-	- - - 0
BUOY-NTBC1 31 km E3 m above sea level 2 hours ago		light winds from the N (8 km/h at 350°)		19.5 °C	-	-
SHIP5629 34 km ESE15 m above sea level 3 hours ago		- (- km/h at -°)		24.1 °C	- km	- km
SHIP182 35 km SE- m above sea level 2 hours ago	-	light winds from the W (11 km/h at 280°)		22.6 °C	-	- no observation
SHIP954 35 km SE- m above sea level 3 hours ago	-	light winds from the WSW (11 km/h at 240°)		23.0 °C	-	- no observation
SHIP598 35 km SE- m above sea level 3 hours ago	-	light winds from the WSW (14 km/h at 240°)		23.0 °C	-	- no observation
SHIP103 35 km SE- m above sea level 3 hours ago	-	light winds from the W (14 km/h at 280°)		22.9 °C	-	- no observation
SHIP1173 35 km SE- m above sea level 2 hours ago	-	light winds from the WNW (11 km/h at 290°)		22.3 °C	-	- 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.