The surf forecast is 1 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station SE512 - SCE Calle Real64° SSE @ 3 → 6mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.3:22pm / 10:45am
- BUOY 46054 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054WNW
6.9ft @ 8s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.58° 3/2, Boots/Gloves
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
FRI 8
SAT 9
SUN 10
MON 11
TUE 12
5pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and fair at 5pm on Thu 8/7
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide 3.9 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Friday, Aug 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanNNW
3mph0.7ft14sSW12pm 1 ftfairS 6mph0.4ft20sSW6pm 1 ftfairWSW 7mph1.9ft5sWSW - Best Board for Friday
- Saturday, Aug 9
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1-2 ftcleanENE 1mph0.7ft18sSW12pm 1-2 ftfairSSW 5mph0.6ft19sSW6pm 1-2 ftchoppyW 8mph0.9ft16sSW - Sunday, Aug 10
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3 ftcleanNW 2mph1.1ft17sSW12pm 2+ ftchoppyWSW 6mph0.9ft18sSW6pm 2 ftchoppyWNW 9mph1.2ft15sSW - Monday, Aug 11
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3 ftcleanN 2mph1.6ft16sSW12pm 2-3 ftchoppyWSW 7mph1.3ft16sSW6pm 2-3 ftfairNW 11mph1.3ft17sSW - Best Surf Trip
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- Tuesday, Aug 12
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftcleanN 3mph1.8ft16sSW12pm 2-3+ ftchoppySW 6mph1.6ft16sSW6pm 2-3 ftfairNW 12mph1.4ft15sSW
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This forecast is for South facing beaches, and was updated Aug 8, 2025 @ 6:46am.
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