El Capitan

Right now

Right now the waves are 0.9 m, with a period of 14 s, from W, the wind is 5 kn, from N, Offshore, and the tide is rising, high water at 06:32 AM.

What fits this spot: the swell's direction and the wind. What does not: the tide.

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About this break

  • BreakReef, Point break
  • WaveRight
  • BottomRock
  • LevelIntermediate, Advanced
  • BoardsShortboard, Fish, Bodyboard
  • Best seasonAutumn, Winter
  • Best tideLow
  • Best swell fromNNNENEENEEESESESSESSSWSWWSWWWNWNWNNW
  • Best wind fromNNNENWNNW
  • Offshore wind fromN

The sea now

EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA

Buoy 29 km away

Waves
0.6 m
Period
14 s
Direction
WNW

Measured 1 hr. ago

Santa Barbara Muni

Wind station 17 km away

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
–
Direction
–

Measured 23 min. ago

Next tides

  • High tide16 Fri 06:32 AM0.5 m
  • Low tide16 Fri 03:22 PM0.1 m
  • High tide17 Sat 08:47 AM0.4 m

The week

7 daysBiggest waveWind at noon
16 Fri0.9 m14 sW8 knSE
17 Sat0.9 m16 sWSW6 knSSW
18 Sun1.4 m13 sW4 knSSW
19 Mon1.7 m10 sW5 knSSW
20 Tue1.5 m10 sW6 knS
21 Wed1.3 m12 sWNW7 knSE
22 Thu1.1 m12 sW2 knWNW

Forecast fetched 2 hr. ago. The map has a fresher one.

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