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El Carmel Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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El Carmel Point surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Carmel Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today?
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | |
464 | 396 | 273 | 214 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 119 | 84 | 114 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 224 | 162 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 143 | 109 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.13m | 10:44PM2.05m | 12:57PM1.09m | 11:36PM1.92m | 2:08PM1.09m | 00:36AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.62m | 6:31AM-0.45m | 5:34PM0.71m | 7:29AM-0.34m | 6:42PM0.78m | 8:32AM-0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 464 | 396 | 273 | 214 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 119 | 84 | 114 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 53 | 52 | 119 | 113 | 143 | 87 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 |
| kJ | 38 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 224 | 89 | 122 | 50 | 32 | 87 | 109 | 11 | 136 | 134 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 162 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 133 | 13 | 13 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 349 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
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