The surf forecast is 1+ ft and glassy right now for El Capitan, CA
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.62° NNW @ 4mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.5:19am / 12:00pm
- BUOY 46054 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46054NW
6.6ft @ 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 11
SAT 12
SUN 13
MON 14
TUE 15
11am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1+ ft and fair at 11am on Thu 7/10
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide 3.2 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Friday, Jul 11
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanENE
0mph1.9ft6sWSW12pm 1 ftfairSSW 6mph1.8ft6sWSW6pm 1 ftfairSW 6mph1.7ft5sWSW - Best Board for Friday
- Saturday, Jul 12
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanE 3mph0.7ft16sSW12pm 1+ ftfairSSW 6mph0.7ft16sSW6pm 1+ ftfairSW 6mph0.7ft16sSW - Sunday, Jul 13
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanSE 2mph0.7ft15sSW12pm 1 ftfairSW 6mph0.6ft17sSW6pm 1-2 ftchoppyWSW 7mph0.8ft16sSW - Monday, Jul 14
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftfairE 4mph0.8ft16sSW12pm 1+ ftfairSSW 6mph0.8ft15sSW6pm 1+ ftchoppyWSW 7mph0.8ft15sSW - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Tuesday, Jul 15
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftcleanESE 2mph0.8ft14sSW12pm 1 ftfairS 6mph0.8ft14sSW6pm 1+ ftfairSW 5mph0.6ft19sSW
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This forecast is for South facing beaches, and was updated Jul 11, 2025 @ 12:57am.
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