El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

Issued: 10 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
19.3° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 3PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
318
372
345
334
323
319
871
754
719
448
386
310
496
573
565
558
465
447
429
418
301
297
297
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
High Tide
5:35AM0.97m
5:45PM1.62m
7:05AM0.95m
6:24PM1.68m
8:14AM0.98m
7:01PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.51m
1:20AM0.23m
11:59AM0.63m
2:09AM0.08m
12:45PM0.71m
2:48AM-0.03m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
18
17
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
339
318
255
345
206
206
251
871
754
719
448
386
310
496
573
565
558
465
447
429
418
301
297
297
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.1
S
11
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
Energy kJ
253
251
372
206
334
323
319
11
3
3
79
108
83
2
11
12
12
8
2
3
2
184
184
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
4
4
11
11
11
11
11
10
2
2
2
2
11
11
2
2
5
2
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
W
4
Energy kJ
4
8
8
5
4
6
3
6
6
10
8
8
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
9
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
272
301
12
12
12
12
12
12
633
12
12
12
0
12
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
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3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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