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El Capitan State Beach Surf Report and Surf forecast

El Capitan State Beach Surf Report

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29° Cloudy
wave-deirection 31° Water Temp
1.3 meters
1 m @ 14s SW
11 kmph SE
18:30
06:24

El Capitan State Beach Forecast

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07h 09h 11h 13h 15h 17h 19h 21h 23h 01h 03h 05h 07h 09h 11h 13h 15h 17h 19h 21h 23h 01h 03h 05h 07h 09h 11h 13h 15h 17h 19h 21h 23h 01h 03h 05h 07h 09h 11h 13h 15h 17h 19h 21h 23h 01h 03h 05h 07h 09h 11h 13h 15h 17h 19h 21h 23h 01h 03h 05h 07h 09h 11h 13h 15h 17h 19h 21h 23h 01h 03h 05h 07h 09h 11h 13h 15h 17h 19h 21h 23h 01h 03h 05h 07h 09h 11h 13h 15h 17h 19h 21h 23h 01h 03h 05h 07h 09h 11h 13h 15h 17h 19h 21h 23h 01h 03h 05h 07h UPDATED: PERIOD WAVE DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION CLOUD COVER RAIN
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More on El Capitan State Beach

Located in Santa Barbara County, California, El Capitan State Beach is an excellent right hang point break that serves up long roping walls and barrels on the very rare days that it actually comes to life. The waves here are challenging to surf and break for up to 300 meters over a rock and sand bottom. Don’t sit too deep, the boulders are not forgiving.

What are the best surf conditions for El Capitan State Beach?

Gets good between chest high and double overhead. We recommend riding a longboard here if smaller and a shortboard then step up as the size picks up. This break is suitable for intermediate and advanced-level surfers. The surf here hardly ever breaks (2/10) and will be uncrowded at the start of the day then crowded as word gets More...