El Carmel Point surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
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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 2.6°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 7AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.9
W
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
1
W
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
120
107
220
273
273
243
223
149
203
201
266
266
263
186
172
169
167
167
167
165
163
149
141
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
SSW
15
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:41AM1.69m
4:09PM0.97m
1:59AM1.53m
5:33PM1.09m
3:36AM1.42m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.76m
8:56AM-0.14m
7:52PM0.87m
10:18AM-0.09m
10:04PM0.86m
11:30AM-0.07m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:22
7:23
7:24
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
15
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
7
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
W
7
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
W
10
0.6
SSW
16
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
28
120
26
220
166
273
116
164
71
203
101
176
191
191
156
100
77
59
44
53
86
109
88
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
58
40
107
75
273
114
243
99
149
31
201
266
266
263
186
172
169
167
167
167
165
163
149
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.2
W
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
148
70
56
178
114
32
32
32
101
24
48
84
84
16
28
36
28
27
36
34
58
35
41
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.8
W
7
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
Energy kJ
1
68
13
151
188
223
50
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
9
0
9
61
12
12
3
0
0
11
61
156
633
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
2
3
3
4
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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