Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.0°C
4.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 1PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
192
190
148
145
137
169
214
432
432
432
432
432
421
380
370
427
427
525
553
553
553
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
NW
0
E
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:47AM2.11m
11:16PM1.23m
10:25AM2.08m
00:19AM1.12m
11:10AM1.99m
Low Tide
5:13PM-0.26m
4:20AM0.61m
6:06PM-0.23m
4:56AM0.74m
7:07PM-0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
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