The surf forecast is 2 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station SE239 - SCE Gaviota61° WSW @ 5 → 9mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.11:07am / 6:11pm
- BUOY 46054 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054SSW
4.9ft @ 17s - 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 4
SAT 5
SUN 6
MON 7
TUE 8
11pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2+ ft and clean at 11pm on Thu 7/3
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide 2.2 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Friday, Jul 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanESE
2mph1ft17sSW12pm 2 ftfairSW 5mph1ft16sSW6pm 2 ftfairWNW 8mph1.1ft16sSW - Best Board for Friday
- Saturday, Jul 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanNE 1mph1.1ft16sSSW12pm 1-2 ftfairSW 4mph1ft15sSSW6pm 1-2 ftfairWNW 8mph1ft14sSW - Sunday, Jul 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1-2 ftcleanNNW 3mph0.7ft18sSSW12pm 1-2 ftfairSW 5mph0.7ft18sSW6pm 2 ftfairW 7mph0.8ft17sSW - Monday, Jul 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1-2 ftcleanN 4mph0.8ft16sSSW12pm 2 ftchoppySW 6mph1ft16sSSW6pm 1-2 ftchoppyWSW 8mph0.9ft15sSW - Best Surf Trip
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- Tuesday, Jul 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanNNW 3mph0.9ft15sSW12pm 1+ ftchoppySW 8mph0.8ft14sSW6pm 1 ftchoppyWNW 11mph0.8ft14sSW
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This forecast is for South facing beaches, and was updated Jul 4, 2025 @ 12:43pm.
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