The surf forecast is 1-2 ft and glassy right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.53° E @ 4mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.6:56am / 1:43pm
- BUOY 46054 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054WNW
5.2ft @ 16s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.58° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
TUE 21
WED 22
THU 23
FRI 24
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 5am on Mon 4/20
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide -2.3 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Monday, Apr 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanE
3mph0.7ft13sSW12pm 1 ftfairS 6mph0.8ft13sSW6pm 1 ftfairS 5mph0.8ft13sSW - Tuesday, Apr 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftchoppyESE 13mph2.4ft7sWSW12pm 2+ ftfairS 6mph2.8ft7sWSW6pm 2 ftchoppyWSW 7mph2.6ft6sWSW - Wednesday, Apr 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanNNW 14mph2.9ft7sWSW12pm 2-3 ftfairNW 14mph3ft7sWSW6pm 2+ ftfairNW 19mph3.7ft6sWSW - Thursday, Apr 23
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanN 9mph2.8ft6sWSW12pm 2 ftfairWSW 5mph2.5ft7sW6pm 2+ ftfairNW 13mph3.2ft6sW - Best Surf Trip
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- Friday, Apr 24
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanNNW 6mph2.3ft7sW12pm 2 ftchoppyWSW 8mph2.2ft6sW6pm 1-2 ftchoppyWNW 14mph2.9ft5sW
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This forecast is for South facing beaches, and was updated Apr 20, 2026 @ 6:14pm.
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