El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.2°C
2.1° 

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 (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 5PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
209
195
135
186
222
222
219
219
216
229
286
366
513
582
573
522
503
472
478
478
470
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:55AM1.23m
7:42PM1.77m
9:11AM1.29m
8:17PM1.85m
9:29AM1.36m
8:49PM1.89m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.76m
3:05AM-0.05m
2:28PM0.65m
3:31AM-0.09m
3:01PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
25
25
24
24
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
26
25
25
24
23
23
23
25
23
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