Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.7°C
3.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
206
206
245
239
224
218
266
276
291
295
242
239
233
209
203
203
203
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:03AM1.07m
3:06PM1.60m
6:38AM1.21m
4:44PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.12m
8:46AM1.04m
11:31PM0.05m
11:08AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
29
30
30
34
35
34
33
32
32
31
31
36
32
30
30
31
Feels °C
27
27
29
29
27
32
33
32
31
30
29
29
29
35
30
28
28
29
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