Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.1°C
3.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
364
320
309
346
295
264
264
238
268
205
179
159
201
229
190
350
310
258
258
302
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NNW
15
W
10
ESE
10
SE
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:22PM1.52m
10:19AM1.92m
11:08PM1.36m
10:51AM1.93m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.03m
4:23AM0.31m
5:18PM-0.01m
4:49AM0.45m
6:09PM0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:37
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6:36
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Temp °C
23
23
23
25
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
23
24
23
24
22
24
22
21
20
20
20
22
20
21
21
21
21
23
23
22
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