Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 5AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 226 | 233 | 255 | 255 | 252 | 195 | 135 | 186 | 222 | 222 | 278 | 219 | 216 | 211 | 222 | 277 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.67m | 8:55AM1.23m | 7:42PM1.77m | 9:11AM1.29m | 8:17PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.01m | 1:55PM0.76m | 3:05AM-0.05m | 2:28PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 158 | 226 | 233 | 236 | 183 | 252 | 195 | 111 | 158 | 222 | 222 | 278 | 219 | 181 | 178 | 222 | 277 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 20 | 255 | 255 | 18 | 18 | 135 | 186 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 139 | 216 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 155 | 155 | 155 | 14 | 17 | 120 | 81 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 132 | 12 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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