The surf forecast is 1-2 ft and glassy right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.73° S @ 4mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.11:02am / 4:16pm
- 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.63° 3/2 Wetsuit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
FRI 12
SAT 13
SUN 14
MON 15
TUE 16
10pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 10pm on Thu 12/11
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide 1 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Friday, Dec 12
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftfairESE
4mph0.9ft13sWSW12pm 1+ ftcleanS 4mph0.9ft14sWSW6pm 1-2 ftcleanNW 2mph1ft14sW - Best Board for Friday
- Saturday, Dec 13
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanESE 3mph0.7ft13sWSW12pm 1+ ftcleanSSW 3mph0.9ft13sW6pm 1 ftcleanNW 3mph0.8ft12sW - Sunday, Dec 14
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanESE 2mph0.6ft15sSW12pm 1 ftfairWSW 4mph0.6ft15sSW6pm 1 ftcleanNNW 4mph0.5ft13sSW - Monday, Dec 15
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanNE 4mph0.7ft13sSW12pm 0-1 ftfairW 4mph0.5ft13sSW6pm 1 ftcleanN 5mph0.8ft10sW - Best Surf Trip
This Forecast Looks Perfect. Book the Trip to Match.
- Tuesday, Dec 16
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanNNE 4mph1ft9sW12pm 1 ftfairWSW 4mph1.3ft8sW6pm 1 ftcleanNNE 5mph0.6ft15sWSW
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This forecast is for South facing beaches, and was updated Dec 12, 2025 @ 11:17am.
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