El Carmel Point surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 11 May 2026 PDT
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (11 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
306
371
371
367
299
291
269
314
309
309
309
309
251
248
208
206
238
231
149
147
144
144
137
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:16AM1.21m
6:30PM1.40m
6:21AM1.23m
6:57PM1.58m
7:20AM1.25m
7:26PM1.76m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.67m
12:09PM0.16m
00:57AM0.44m
12:46PM0.19m
1:43AM0.18m
1:22PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:38
Temp °C
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
17
16
17
16
16
15
14
15
16
17
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
306
306
371
371
367
299
291
269
314
309
309
309
309
251
248
208
206
238
231
149
147
144
144
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
57
121
116
114
75
74
74
74
75
78
82
94
98
88
89
93
69
66
63
62
61
59
38
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
17
Energy kJ
48
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
29
21
30
22
23
10
10
15
7
23
66
51
81
81
120
137
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
2
3
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
42
60
156
12
12
12
0
9
0
12
633
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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