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El Capitan
[Updated 1 minutes ago]

El Capitan Swells & Tide


Surf Height

0-1+ ft

TIDE 1.6 ft
SWELL1 3.5 ft, 285° @ 8s
SWELL2 1.3 ft, 215° @ 16s
SWELL3 0.9 ft, 210° @ 20s
WIND WSW @ 4 mph  
(cross/sideshore)

El Capitan Tides

Today's tide chart for El Capitan


current tide 4:25 AM 1.6'
low 7:36 AM -1.1'
high 2:41 PM 3.5'
low 6:46 PM 2.6'

Synopsis


A combo of short period swell from the WNW and long period swell from the SW are producing surf with most waves in the 0-1 ft range while set waves reach 0-1+ ft, with a dominant period of 8 seconds. Recent winds have been very light and trending cross/sideshore from the WSW, averaging 3 mph. As of 4:08 AM wind is moderate and cross/sideshore from the WSW (243) at 4 mph. A big 6' high tide at 12:01 AM is racing out to a -1.1' low at 7:36 AM.

El Capitan Weather



Partly Cloudy
Air 53° F
Water 54° F
Sunrise 5:47 AM
Sunset 8:03 PM

Swell Analysis

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Height Direction Period
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s
swell2 6 ft 10s
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)
The dominant energy hitting El Capitan is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.” Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

Nearby Buoys


WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM WEST OF SANTA BARBARA, CA

04 min ago

8.2'   WNW   0 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
7.22' WNW @ 8.3 sec
(02)
3.61' WNW @ 4.8 sec

HARVEST, CA (071)

04 min ago

8.2'   NW   8 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
2.3' NW @ 11.1 sec
(02)
7.87' NW @ 7.7 sec

Long-range Swell Forecast

El Capitan 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day
[Updated 1 minutes ago]

  WSW @ 4 mph

  Partly Cloudy

0-1+ ft

Water: 54°F

Tide: 1.6'

Synopsis

Friday, May 30, 2025 4:24 AM


EL CAPITAN SURF REPORT:

A combo of short period swell from the WNW and long period swell from the SW are producing surf with most waves in the 0-1 ft range while set waves reach 0-1+ ft, with a dominant period of 8 seconds. Recent winds have been very light and trending cross/sideshore from the WSW, averaging 3 mph. As of 4:08 AM wind is moderate and cross/sideshore from the WSW (243) at 4 mph. A big 6' high tide at 12:01 AM is racing out to a -1.1' low at 7:36 AM. (...read more)

Swell Analysis


Swell/Wind Analysis

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Height Direction Period Energy
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s 420 kJ
swell2 6 ft 10s 42 kJ
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s 69 kj
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s 420 kj
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)

The dominant energy hitting El Capitan is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

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Tides

Today's tide chart for El Capitan


current tide 4:25 AM 1.6'
low 7:36 AM -1.1'
high 2:41 PM 3.5'
low 6:46 PM 2.6'

El Capitan Weather



Partly Cloudy
Air 53° F
Water 54° F
Wind
cross/sideshore
4 mph
Sunrise 5:47 AM
Sunset 8:03 PM

Long-range Swell Forecast

El Capitan 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day

Nearby Buoys


WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM WEST OF SANTA BARBARA, CA

04 min ago

8.2'

Sig. Wave Height

WNW

Mean Direction

0 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
7.22' WNW @ 8 sec
(02)
3.61' WNW @ 5 sec

HARVEST, CA (071)

04 min ago

8.2'

Sig. Wave Height

NW

Mean Direction

8 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
2.3' NW @ 11 sec
(02)
7.87' NW @ 8 sec