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El Capitan surf Forecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 18 Apr 2024 PDT
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent 
El Capitan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Capitan sea temperature is 13.2°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.6 °C max: 15.3 °C min: 12.3 °C)
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El Capitan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Capitan sea temperature is 13.2°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.6 °C max: 15.3 °C min: 12.3 °C)

How big are the waves at El Capitan today?

The current surf forecast for El Capitan at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at El Capitan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly12 Days
Santa Barbara Surf
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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.6
NW
0.7
SSW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)16161616151515141414141414141414141414181818181771888888161681212121211111112121211111616161116161610161514131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)362357353344322309305301301239239239236213210207198192192157157211154147268270142149217284319307229172477722437429343337331349343324260247254249245198181181284128160113129225454475
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
0
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
0
SSW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffglassglassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
1.70
8:21PM
1.73
7:44AM
1.72
8:38PM
1.80
8:26AM
1.71
8:56PM
1.87
9:07AM
1.70
9:14PM
1.94
9:48AM
1.66
9:34PM
2.00
10:30AM
1.60
9:56PM
2.04
11:14AM
1.53
10:20PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
1.10
1:41PM
0.51
2:04AM
0.96
2:10PM
0.55
2:38AM
0.81
2:35PM
0.62
3:10AM
0.67
2:59PM
0.70
3:43AM
0.54
3:23PM
0.79
4:18AM
0.44
3:45PM
0.90
4:53AM
0.37
4:07PM
1.00
5:31AM
0.34
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise--6:24-------6:22-------6:20-------6:20-------6:18-------6:18-------6:16-------6:15-
Sunset-----7:34-------7:35-------7:36-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:38------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C14141519211915141312141821221413131214202222161616151722252416151513151819171212121112141615121110101215161512101091117
Feels °C (?)1414151821181514131113161919111112111420212215151513162124231414151314171816111211910121413111199111313129887915

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