Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 207 | 358 | 358 | 342 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.02m | 12:24PM1.56m | 3:12AM0.90m | 1:08PM1.45m | 2:38PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.77m | 8:32PM0.38m | 5:20AM0.89m | 10:13PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 207 | 358 | 358 | 342 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 211 | 162 | 149 | 183 | 142 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 121 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 153 | 186 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | S 9 | W 12 | S 8 | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 7 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 83 | 122 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 155 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 733 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 301 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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