The surf forecast is 1+ ft and glassy right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.65° N @ 4mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.4:49am / 10:44am
- BUOY 46054 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054W
3.6ft @ 11s - 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
THU 5
FRI 6
SAT 7
SUN 8
4am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2 ft and clean at 4am on Wed 2/4
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide 1 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Wednesday, Feb 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftfairE
4mph1.7ft11sW12pm 1+ ftcleanSSW 2mph1.1ft8sW6pm 1+ ftcleanNNW 4mph1.2ft11sW - Best Board for Wednesday
- Thursday, Feb 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-4 ftfairE 5mph2.4ft13sWSW12pm 3-4+ ftchoppySE 7mph3.1ft13sWSW6pm 3-5 ftfairESE 5mph3.3ft13sWSW - Friday, Feb 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6 ftchoppyESE 9mph2.6ft17sWSW12pm 6-8+ ftchoppySE 11mph4ft16sWSW6pm 6-8 ftcleanE 2mph5.1ft15sWSW - Saturday, Feb 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 5-7 ftcleanN 5mph4.5ft14sWSW12pm 4-6 ftcleanWNW 2mph4ft14sWSW6pm 4-5 ftcleanNNW 7mph3.5ft13sWSW - Best Surf Trip
Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
- Sunday, Feb 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4 ftcleanN 7mph3ft12sW12pm 2-4 ftfairWSW 5mph2.8ft12sW6pm 2-3+ ftcleanNNW 8mph2ft12sW
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This forecast is for South facing beaches, and was updated Feb 4, 2026 @ 5:20pm.
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