El Capitan State Beach
El Capitan State Beach Santa Barbara
Sand 8.4
Swim 7.6
Surf 6.4
Swell –
Wind 4.3kt sideshore
Tide H 4.513ft @ 1:27 AM
Water / Air 59.2°F water / 69°F air
UV –
Sun
↑6:00 AM ↓8:11 PM
Moon 🌒 Waxing Crescent
Reports 3 today · just now
Conditions over time
Live observations
Jul 18, 12:22 PM anon Rocks Trace <1% Coin Firm None C
Jul 18, 9:49 AM tarhunter Rocks Trace <1% Coin Hard – C
Jul 18, 8:09 AM anon Waterline Trace <1% Coin Firm – C
Jul 16, 9:19 AM carp_surfer Wrack line Trace <1% Pea – – B
Jul 15, 3:37 PM goleta_greg Waterline Trace <1% Coin Hard Sheen B
Jul 15, 7:47 AM anon Waterline Sporadic 1-10% – Hard Sheen B
Jul 15, 7:01 AM copr_val Waterline Sporadic 1-10% Pea Hard None A
Jul 12, 4:20 PM refugio_rae Waterline None – – – C
Jul 12, 11:45 AM anon Dry sand Trace <1% Coin Firm – B
Jul 10, 8:09 AM channelkeeper_chris Waterline None – – – B
Jul 9, 4:38 PM UCSB COPR Lab ★ Wrack line None – – Sheen A
Jul 9, 2:37 PM anon Waterline Trace <1% – Liquid Sheen A
Jul 8, 1:51 PM anon Wrack line None – – – C
Jul 7, 2:50 PM anon Dry sand None – – Sheen C
Jul 7, 2:40 PM anon Wrack line None – – None C
Jul 7, 10:21 AM channelkeeper_nia Dry sand Trace <1% – Hard – B
Jul 6, 6:26 PM driftwood_dave Dry sand None – – – C
Jul 3, 6:21 AM anon Waterline Trace <1% – Sticky None C
Jul 2, 6:53 PM anon Dry sand None – – – C
Jul 2, 7:00 AM oildrop_watch Wrack line None – – None A
16-day forecast
Sat, 7/18 PM 4.9ft · chest-to-head 4.9ft @ 15.1s 11.4kt onshore Partly cloudy · 77.3°F 96%
Sun, 7/19 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.2s 12.6kt onshore Mostly Cloudy · 65°F 93%
Sun, 7/19 PM 4.8ft · chest-to-head 4.8ft @ 16.4s 11.4kt onshore Partly Sunny · 66°F 93%
Mon, 7/20 AM 4.9ft · chest-to-head 4.9ft @ 16.1s 11.7kt onshore Partly Sunny · 66°F 91%
Mon, 7/20 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 16.8s 11.3kt onshore Partly Sunny · 70°F 91%
Tue, 7/21 AM 4.7ft · chest-to-head 4.7ft @ 15.8s 11.1kt onshore Partly Sunny · 66°F 88%
Tue, 7/21 PM 4.7ft · chest-to-head 4.7ft @ 16.6s 11.3kt onshore Partly Sunny · 65°F 88%
Wed, 7/22 AM 4.3ft · chest-to-head 4.3ft @ 15.5s 11.3kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 69°F 86%
Wed, 7/22 PM 3.8ft · chest-to-head 3.8ft @ 14.9s 11.4kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 74°F 86%
Thu, 7/23 AM 3.7ft · chest-to-head 3.7ft @ 14s 12kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 68°F 83%
Thu, 7/23 PM 3.5ft · chest-to-head 3.5ft @ 13.5s 12.3kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 74°F 83%
Fri, 7/24 AM 2.5ft · waist-high 2.5ft @ 12.9s 11.2kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 68°F 81%
Fri, 7/24 PM 2.7ft · waist-high 2.7ft @ 13.2s 11.1kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 74°F 81%
Sat, 7/25 AM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 12.7s 11.2kt onshore Mostly Sunny · 69°F 78%
Sat, 7/25 PM 2.5ft · waist-high 2.5ft @ 12.8s 11.5kt onshore – 78%
Sun, 7/26 AM 2.2ft · waist-high 2.2ft @ 12.6s 12.6kt onshore – 76%
Sun, 7/26 PM 2.2ft · waist-high 2.2ft @ 13.2s 11.3kt onshore – 76%
Mon, 7/27 AM 2ft · waist-high 2ft @ 13.7s 11.9kt onshore – 73%
Mon, 7/27 PM 2.2ft · waist-high 2.2ft @ 14.3s 11.1kt onshore – 73%
Tue, 7/28 AM 2.1ft · waist-high 2.1ft @ 14.4s 11.7kt onshore – 71%
Tue, 7/28 PM 2.7ft · waist-high 2.7ft @ 14.9s 11.4kt onshore – 71%
Wed, 7/29 AM 3.2ft · chest-to-head 3.2ft @ 15.9s 12.7kt onshore – 68%
Wed, 7/29 PM 3ft · chest-to-head 3ft @ 16.2s 12.3kt onshore – 68%
Thu, 7/30 AM 3.9ft · chest-to-head 3.9ft @ 16.6s 12.9kt onshore – 66%
Thu, 7/30 PM 3.9ft · chest-to-head 3.9ft @ 17s 12kt onshore – 66%
Fri, 7/31 AM 4.3ft · chest-to-head 4.3ft @ 15.8s 11.4kt onshore – 63%
Fri, 7/31 PM 4.4ft · chest-to-head 4.4ft @ 15.7s 11.5kt onshore – 63%
Sat, 8/1 AM 4.6ft · chest-to-head 4.6ft @ 15.6s 11.5kt onshore – 61%
Sat, 8/1 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 15.2s 11.2kt onshore – 61%
Sun, 8/2 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 14.5s 11.6kt onshore – 58%
Sun, 8/2 PM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 13.7s 12.6kt onshore – 58%
Mon, 8/3 AM 5ft · chest-to-head 5ft @ 13.5s 12.7kt onshore – 58%
Mon, 8/3 PM 4.5ft · chest-to-head 4.5ft @ 12.8s 11.6kt onshore – 58%
Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.