The surf forecast is 3+ ft and clean right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.63° NNW @ 5mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.2:24am / 8:35am
- BUOY 46054 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054WNW
6.6ft @ 14s - 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
MON 2
TUE 3
WED 4
THU 5
4am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2-3 ft and clean at 4am on Sun 2/1
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide 3.1 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, Feb 1
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3 ftcleanN
3mph2.2ft11sW12pm 2-3 ftcleanSSW 3mph1.4ft16sWSW6pm 3+ ftcleanNNW 5mph1.7ft16sWSW - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, Feb 2
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-4 ftfairESE 4mph2.1ft15sWSW12pm 3-4+ ftcleanSW 3mph2.1ft15sWSW6pm 3-4+ ftcleanNNW 1mph2ft14sWSW - Tuesday, Feb 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftcleanESE 1mph2.6ft12sW12pm 3+ ftfairSW 3mph2.5ft13sW6pm 2 ftcleanNNW 4mph1.5ft12sW - Wednesday, Feb 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanNNE 5mph1.8ft11sW12pm 2 ftcleanSSW 2mph1.6ft11sW6pm 1-2 ftcleanNW 3mph1.4ft11sW - Best Surf Trip
Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
- Thursday, Feb 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3+ ftcleanNNE 5mph2.1ft13sWSW12pm 3-4+ ftfairS 5mph3ft13sWSW6pm 3-5 ftcleanN 3mph3.3ft13sWSW
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This forecast is for South facing beaches, and was updated Feb 1, 2026 @ 5:20pm.
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