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Lat Long: 34.46° N 120.02° W

El Capitan Photo de Surf: 'El Capitan Show' par Christina Colberg

Weather Forecast for El Capitan

Issued: 4 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Capitan sea temperature is

15.2° C

Ce qui est légèrement plus chaud que d'habitude

El Capitan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NNW		WNW	W
	14 s	off		14 s	26 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 February at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NNW		WNW	W
	15 s	off		15 s	25 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 February at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N		WNW	W
	15 s	off		15 s	23 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N		WNW	W
	22 s	off		14 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNE		W	WNW
	21 s	glass		21 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	E		W	WNW
	20 s	glass		20 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW		W	S
	19 s	glass		19 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW		W	S
	18 s	cross- off		18 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N		W	S
	17 s	off		17 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N		W	S
	17 s	off		17 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 February at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNW		W	S
	16 s	off		16 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N		W	S
	16 s	off		16 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	N		W	S
	16 s	off		16 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NW		W	S
	15 s	glass		15 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW		W	S
	15 s	glass		15 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW		W	S
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNW		W	S
	14 s	off		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 February at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from El Capitan around the time the photo was taken

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El Capitan Photo de Surf: 'El Capitan Show' par Christina Colberg

El Capitan Show

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User: Christina Colberg (26 photos)

Country: United States (4069 photo)

Photo taken at: 5:42 pm 24 Feb 2016