Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.2°C
3.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
258
258
258
255
251
248
245
284
266
169
214
167
162
160
155
228
181
169
216
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM1.18m
11:28AM1.89m
1:18AM1.02m
12:16PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.00m
5:16AM0.61m
7:10PM0.06m
5:44AM0.76m
8:29PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
24
23
22
23
Feels °C
19
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
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