El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.8° C
4.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 5AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
988
865
767
757
748
748
739
573
573
551
551
465
608
530
697
687
687
789
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:08PM1.90m
10:36AM1.25m
9:39PM1.91m
11:02AM1.30m
10:11PM1.87m
Low Tide
4:33AM-0.18m
3:47PM0.63m
5:00AM-0.17m
4:22PM0.59m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
23
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
21
22
22
23
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