The surf forecast is 3+ ft and clean right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.50° NW @ 6mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.11:15am / 3:33am
- BUOY 46054 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054NW
11.2ft @ 11s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.56° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
MON 5
TUE 6
WED 7
THU 8
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and clean at 5am on Sun 5/4
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide 3.5 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, May 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftcleanNW
10mph4.2ft11sW12pm 2-3+ ftchoppyW 10mph3.2ft7sWSW6pm 3+ ftcleanNW 8mph4.1ft7sW - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3 ftcleanSSE 1mph2.7ft7sWSW12pm 2+ ftchoppySSE 7mph2.7ft7sWSW6pm 2 ftchoppySE 7mph2.6ft7sWSW - Tuesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftfairESE 7mph2.2ft7sWSW12pm 1-2 ftchoppySSE 8mph1.9ft6sW6pm 1+ ftfairSSW 5mph0.6ft20sSW - Wednesday, May 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftfairE 4mph0.5ft19sSW12pm 2 ftfairSW 4mph0.8ft18sSW6pm 2 ftfairWSW 6mph0.8ft18sSW - Thursday, May 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanSE 2mph0.9ft17sSW12pm 1-2 ftfairSW 5mph0.8ft16sSW6pm 2 ftfairW 6mph0.9ft16sSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North, and was updated May 4, 2025 @ 6:52pm.
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