
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 421 | 380 | 370 | 370 | 427 | 525 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 539 | 505 | 485 | 485 | 479 | 479 | 472 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:25AM2.08m | 00:19AM1.12m | 11:10AM1.99m | 1:41AM1.05m | 12:05PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM-0.23m | 4:56AM0.74m | 7:07PM-0.15m | 5:43AM0.86m | 8:19PM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 421 | 380 | 370 | 370 | 427 | 525 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 539 | 505 | 485 | 485 | 479 | 479 | 472 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 61 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | S 9 | W 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WNW 13 | S 8 | SW 20 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 156 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 156 | 11 | 132 | 156 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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