
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
553 | 539 | 505 | 485 | 485 | 479 | 479 | 472 | 466 | 459 | 336 | 341 | 341 | 466 | 675 | 773 | 783 | 763 | 724 | 695 | 407 | 543 | 543 | 631 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.05m | 12:05PM1.84m | 3:28AM1.07m | 1:18PM1.68m | 4:56AM1.19m | 2:53PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.86m | 8:19PM-0.06m | 7:06AM0.98m | 9:38PM-0.01m | 9:19AM0.99m | 10:51PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
553 | 539 | 505 | 485 | 485 | 479 | 479 | 472 | 466 | 459 | 336 | 341 | 341 | 466 | 675 | 773 | 783 | 763 | 724 | 695 | 407 | 543 | 543 | 631 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 4 | SSW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 5 | S 6 |
100 | 57 | 55 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 98 | 75 | 179 | 258 | 214 | 255 | 207 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 395 | 316 | 124 | 7 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 22 | SW 22 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 20 | WNW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 16 | S 5 | W 16 | W 15 |
2 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
61 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 54 | 11 | 156 | 304 | 290 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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