El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.1° C
2.8° 

El Carmel Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
203
169
164
160
150
144
181
181
181
126
102
103
138
142
305
243
366
370
249
175
165
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:03PM1.40m
11:18PM1.95m
12:44PM1.44m
00:05AM1.71m
1:27PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:53AM-0.40m
5:32PM0.52m
6:33AM-0.24m
6:28PM0.53m
7:10AM-0.05m
7:30PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:57
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
20
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
20
19
20
21
20
21
23
20
21
22
22
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