The surf forecast is 1-2 ft and semi glassy right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station SE512 - SCE Calle Real57° N @ 3 → 5mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.3:44am / 9:51am
- BUOY 46054Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054WNW5.6ft @ 14s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.55° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
WED 15
THU 16
FRI 17
SAT 18
SUN 19
4pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and fair at 4pm on Tue 1/14
WIND WNW 6 mph
PRIMARY WSW (246) 0.7 ft @ 14 sec
SECONDARY WSW (244) 0.3 ft @ 20 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide-0.6 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Wednesday, Jan 15
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftfairESE6mph0.7ft17sWSW12pm 1-2 ftcleanSSE3mph0.9ft16sWSW6pm 2 ftcleanNNW3mph1ft16sWSW - Best Board for Wednesday
- Thursday, Jan 16
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanESE4mph1.2ft16sWSW12pm 2+ ftfairSSW4mph1.3ft15sWSW6pm 2 ftcleanNW4mph1.3ft15sWSW - Friday, Jan 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanESE1mph1.3ft14sWSW12pm 2 ftfairWSW4mph1.3ft13sWSW6pm 1-2 ftcleanNW7mph1.2ft13sW - Saturday, Jan 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanNNE3mph1.1ft13sW12pm 1+ ftfairSSW4mph1ft13sW6pm 1+ ftcleanN3mph1ft13sW - Sunday, Jan 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3 ftcleanNNW3mph0.9ft20sWSW12pm 2-3+ ftfairSW5mph1.2ft19sWSW6pm 2-3+ ftcleanNNW5mph1.2ft18sWSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North, and was updated Jan 15, 2025 @ 6:02am.
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