El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.5° C
3.9° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 23s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)23s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
271
195
295
647
880
763
647
641
513
537
834
945
945
834
716
694
609
602
694
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
W
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:37PM1.66m
9:08AM1.08m
7:21PM1.73m
9:30AM1.13m
7:59PM1.80m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.88m
2:35AM0.03m
1:20PM0.86m
3:08AM-0.05m
2:03PM0.80m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
21
22
21
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
22
23
23
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