The surf forecast is 1+ ft and fairly clean right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station SE512 - SCE Calle Real58° ENE @ 2 → 3mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.7:33am / 2:48pm
- BUOY 46054Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054WNW
4.9ft @ 13s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.54° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
FRI 18
SAT 19
SUN 20
MON 21
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1+ ft and clean at 5am on Thu 4/17

TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide-0.7 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Apr 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1-2 ftcleanNNW4mph0.9ft15sSW12pm 1-2 ftfairW7mph0.8ft16sSW6pm 1+ ftchoppyWNW13mph0.8ft16sSW - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Apr 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanNNW6mph0.7ft16sSW12pm 1+ ftchoppySW6mph0.7ft16sSW6pm 1 ftfairWNW8mph0.7ft15sSW - Saturday, Apr 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanENE2mph0.7ft15sSW12pm 1 ftfairW4mph0.7ft15sSW6pm 1 ftfairW7mph0.8ft14sSW - Sunday, Apr 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanNE2mph0.8ft14sSW12pm 1 ftfairSW5mph0.6ft14sSW6pm 1 ftfairW6mph0.7ft14sSW - Monday, Apr 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanN1mph0.5ft17sSW12pm 1-2 ftfairSW6mph0.7ft17sSW6pm 1-2 ftfairW5mph0.7ft17sSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North, and was updated Apr 17, 2025 @ 6:56pm.
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