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El Carmel Point surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
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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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
268 | 214 | 230 | 279 | 284 | 520 | 701 | 630 | 716 | 575 | 363 | 484 | 816 | 843 | 977 | 1022 | 902 | 702 | 535 | 400 | 325 | 259 | 214 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.23m | 9:14PM2.12m | 10:55AM1.18m | 9:57PM2.12m | 11:53AM1.13m | 10:44PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.45m | 4:46AM-0.52m | 3:56PM0.54m | 5:36AM-0.52m | 4:41PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
— | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
186 | 186 | 230 | 279 | 284 | 520 | 701 | 630 | 716 | 575 | 363 | 484 | 816 | 843 | 977 | 1022 | 902 | 702 | 535 | 400 | 325 | 259 | 214 | 214 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
268 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 180 | 175 | 209 | 120 | 118 | 324 | 255 | 116 | 84 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 16 | W 16 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 123 | 31 | 100 | 118 | 116 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 70 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 301 | 267 | 9 | 98 | 60 | 64 | 96 | 155 | 156 | 272 | 60 | 60 | 49 | 28 | 0 | 132 | 180 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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