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 2 hours ago	Clear	light winds from the ENE (6 km/h at 60°)		19.4 °C	14	14
Santa Ynez Airport 16 km NW220 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear	wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		16 °C	16	16
East Santa Barbara Buoy 28 km SE3 m above sea level 57 minutes ago		moderate winds from the WSW (22 km/h at 240°)		18.4 °C	-	-
BUOY-NTBC1 31 km E3 m above sea level 1 hour ago		light winds from the SSW (9 km/h at 210°)		19.4 °C	-	-
Lompoc 43 km W150 m above sea level 1 hour ago	-	calm (0 km/h at °)		- °C	-	- - - 0
Santa Barbara Buoy 46 km SW3 m above sea level 57 minutes ago		fresh winds from the NW (36 km/h at 310°)		- °C	-	-
Lompoc Airport 47 km W168 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry and cloudy	light winds from the W (6 km/h at 270°)		17 °C	16	16 overcast
Santa Maria 52 km NW385 m above sea level 46 minutes ago	dry	calm (0 km/h at 124°)		24 °C	-	- - - 0
Vandenberg Air Force Base Airport 54 km W708 m above sea level 2 hours ago	Dry and cloudy	light winds from the N (6 km/h at 360°)		14.6 °C	14	14 overcast
Reedley Airport (California) 57 km ENE1410 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear	wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		27.0 °C	14	14

* 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.