Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.7°C
3.1° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 3PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
211
310
206
206
206
206
245
236
224
218
266
276
291
295
242
239
233
209
203
203
203
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
E
5
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:25PM1.68m
6:03AM1.07m
3:06PM1.60m
6:38AM1.21m
4:44PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.92m
10:06PM0.12m
8:46AM1.04m
11:31PM0.05m
11:08AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
28
28
27
28
27
29
30
30
35
35
33
30
31
33
31
31
34
31
30
30
30
Feels °C
24
27
27
26
28
26
28
28
28
33
34
32
28
30
30
29
30
33
29
29
29
28
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