The surf forecast is 1+ ft and glassy right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.63° NNW @ 4mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.4:45am / 11:29am
- BUOY 46054 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054NW
6.6ft @ 8s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.60° 3/2 Wetsuit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
FRI 11
SAT 12
SUN 13
MON 14
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1+ ft and clean at 5am on Thu 7/10
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide -0.6 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Jul 10
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanN
3mph2ft6sW12pm 1+ ftfairSW 6mph1.8ft6sWSW6pm 1-2 ftfairWNW 7mph2.3ft6sWSW - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Jul 11
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanNNW 1mph1.9ft6sWSW12pm 1 ftfairSW 6mph1.8ft6sWSW6pm 1 ftchoppySW 7mph1.8ft5sWSW - Saturday, Jul 12
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanE 3mph0.7ft16sSW12pm 1+ ftfairS 6mph0.7ft16sSW6pm 1+ ftfairSW 5mph0.7ft16sSW - Sunday, Jul 13
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanS 1mph0.7ft15sSW12pm 1 ftfairSW 6mph0.6ft17sSW6pm 1-2 ftchoppyWSW 7mph0.8ft16sSW - Best Surf Trip
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- Monday, Jul 14
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanESE 3mph0.8ft16sSW12pm 1+ ftfairSSW 6mph0.8ft15sSW6pm 1+ ftchoppySW 7mph0.8ft15sSW
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This forecast is for South facing beaches, and was updated Jul 10, 2025 @ 6:50pm.
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