The surf forecast is 4-6+ ft and glassy right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station SE239 - SCE Gaviota66° SSE @ 3 → 5mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.11:17am / 4:34am
- BUOY 46054Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054W10.2ft @ 13s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.56° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
MON 23
TUE 24
WED 25
THU 26
FRI 27
4pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 4-6 ft and clean at 4pm on Sun 12/22
WIND NW 11 mph
PRIMARY WSW (253) 3.4 ft @ 15 sec
SECONDARY WSW (256) 3.5 ft @ 11 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide3 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Monday, Dec 23
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6 ftcleanN2mph3.9ft14sWSW12pm 4-5 ftfairWNW6mph2.2ft16sWSW6pm 7-10 ftcleanNNW10mph3.3ft21sWSW - Best Board for Monday
- Tuesday, Dec 24
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 5-7 ftcleanNW5mph2.7ft19sWSW12pm 4-5+ ftchoppyWNW11mph2.2ft18sWSW6pm 4-5 ftcleanNW13mph2.1ft17sWSW - Wednesday, Dec 25
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5+ ftcleanN11mph4.6ft11sWSW12pm 4-7 ftcleanNNW10mph4.6ft14sWSW6pm 4-7 ftcleanN10mph4.7ft13sW - Thursday, Dec 26
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5 ftcleanNNW9mph3.5ft13sW12pm 3-5 ftcleanNNW10mph3.4ft13sW6pm 3-5 ftcleanNNW9mph3.4ft13sW - Friday, Dec 27
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftcleanNW8mph1.8ft16sWSW12pm 3+ ftcleanNW11mph1.9ft16sWSW6pm 3+ ftcleanNW10mph3.1ft11sW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North, and was updated Dec 23, 2024 @ 5:56am.
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