El Capitan Passage Sea Conditions and Tide Table

El Capitan Passage Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 08:23 AM and sunset is at 03:21 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 161mm) on Mon morning. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:53PM3.32m
4:07AM3.08m
3:40PM3.10m
4:49AM3.14m
4:37PM2.87m
5:35AM3.22m
5:48PM2.66m
6:27AM3.35m
7:09PM2.55m
7:22AM3.51m
8:31PM2.58m
8:19AM3.69m
9:49PM2.72m
9:18AM3.88m
10:56PM2.92m
10:16AM4.03m
11:50PM3.12m
11:11AM4.17m
00:39AM3.28m
12:02PM4.23m
1:24AM3.38m
12:52PM4.17m
2:08AM3.44m
Low Tide
9:01AM1.26m
9:32PM0.08m
9:50AM1.20m
10:11PM0.27m
10:47AM1.11m
10:56PM0.51m
11:55AM0.96m
11:48PM0.78m
1:06PM0.73m
00:48AM1.03m
2:16PM0.43m
1:53AM1.21m
3:22PM0.10m
3:01AM1.30m
4:22PM-0.20m
4:07AM1.31m
5:17PM-0.47m
5:06AM1.20m
6:06PM-0.65m
6:54PM-0.73m
6:51AM0.94m
7:39PM-0.69m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
 mm 
5
23
40
27
29
37
4
7
16
5
max°C
-10
-10
-11
-5
-4
-4
-7
-9
-7
-4
-1
1
3
4
5
6
6
6
4
3
3
2
2
-2
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-7
Moonrise
11:03
11:10
11:15
11:21
11:27
11:36
11:50
12:13
12:55
2:05
3:38
5:18
Moonset
8:45
10:10
11:36
1:05
2:38
4:18
6:00
7:35
8:45
9:27
9:51
Sunrise
8:23
8:23
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:22
Sunset
3:21
3:22
3:22
3:22
3:23
3:25
3:26
3:27
3:29
3:30
3:32
3:33
Today's sea temperature in El Capitan Passage is
6.3° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 7.2 max: 8.8 min: 5.5°C)
Issued (local time): 2 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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