Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 205 | 179 | 178 | 155 | 195 | 200 | 350 | 310 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 284 | 266 | 169 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.36m | 10:51AM1.93m | 00:03AM1.18m | 11:28AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM-0.01m | 4:49AM0.45m | 6:09PM0.00m | 5:16AM0.61m | 7:10PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 268 | 205 | 97 | 121 | 155 | 195 | 200 | 157 | 131 | 109 | 84 | 76 | 77 | 70 | 77 | 79 | 59 | 266 | 66 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 142 | 129 | 179 | 121 | 68 | 146 | 148 | 350 | 310 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 284 | 60 | 169 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 124 | 121 | 121 | 178 | 119 | 46 | 109 | 56 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 111 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 272 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 156 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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