El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.3°C
3.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1
W
8
1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
248
203
200
162
125
158
151
114
113
113
109
130
186
202
230
245
205
169
165
150
148
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:29AM1.78m
10:45PM1.60m
10:56AM1.77m
11:27PM1.40m
11:24AM1.73m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.12m
5:01AM0.24m
5:43PM0.15m
5:24AM0.43m
6:28PM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
6:57
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
22
22
20
20
20
21
20
21
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