Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for El Capitan in USA, California, Santa Barbara. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| Wave height (m) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Wave direction | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | S | S | S | S | WNW | S | S | S | W | S | S | S | WNW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | S | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW |
| Wave period (s) | 5.4 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 7 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7 | 7.5 | 7 | 7.2 |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 52 | 46 | 41 | 29 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 41 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 42 | 76 | 85 | 76 | 47 | 45 | 71 | 82 | 52 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 54 | 51 | 76 | 78 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 60 | 51 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 23 | 44 | 21 | 43 | 26 | 63 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 95 | 73 | 83 | 90 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 63 | 16 | 49 | 84 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 12 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 20.3 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 10 | 14.8 | 19.1 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 16 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Wind direction | SSEGlassy | EGlassy | SGlassy | SSWCross-on | SSWCross-on | SWCross-on | NGlassy | NGlassy | ENEGlassy | SEGlassy | SWGlassy | SSWCross-on | SSWCross-on | SSWCross-on | WNWGlassy | NNECross-off | NEGlassy | NGlassy | SSEGlassy | SSWCross-on | SWCross-on | WCross-off | NNWOffshore | NCross-off | NOffshore | NOffshore | WNWGlassy | SWCross-on | WCross-off | WNWCross-off | NWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWGlassy | SWCross-on | WCross-off | NWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NOffshore | NCross-off | WGlassy | SWCross | WSWCross | NWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NOffshore | NNECross-off | NEGlassy | SGlassy | SSWCross-on | SSWCross-on | SSWCross-on | NNWOffshore | NECross-off |