The surf forecast is 1-2 ft and slightly choppy right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station SE512 - SCE Calle Real66° SE @ 6 → 8mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.9:33am / 4:40pm
- BUOY 46054Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054SW
5.6ft @ 16s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.62° 3/2 Wetsuit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
FRI 18
SAT 19
SUN 20
MON 21
TUE 22
11pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 11pm on Thu 7/17

TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide1.4 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Friday, Jul 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftfairESE4mph0.7ft14sSW12pm 1+ ftfairSW5mph0.9ft15sSW6pm 1-2 ftfairW6mph0.9ft16sSW - Best Board for Friday
- Saturday, Jul 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanNNW1mph0.8ft14sSW12pm 1 ftfairSSW5mph0.8ft14sSW6pm 1 ftfairW7mph0.8ft14sSW - Sunday, Jul 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanWNW0mph0.7ft13sSW12pm 1 ftfairSSW6mph0.6ft13sSW6pm 1 ftchoppyWSW6mph0.7ft13sSW - Monday, Jul 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanN2mph0.6ft13sSW12pm 0-1 ftchoppySW7mph0.5ft12sSW6pm 1 ftfairWNW7mph2ft5sWSW - Best Surf Trip
- Tuesday, Jul 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanNNW5mph0.5ft17sSW12pm 1 ftchoppySW7mph0.6ft17sSW6pm 1 ftfairWNW11mph0.6ft16sSW
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This forecast is for South facing beaches, and was updated Jul 18, 2025 @ 12:48pm.
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