Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 922 | 965 | 568 | 1189 | 1189 | 996 | 900 | 885 | 759 | 797 | 771 | 615 | 379 | 366 | 300 | 216 | 272 | 208 | 225 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.82m | 8:08AM1.33m | 7:05PM1.93m | 8:36AM1.45m | 7:55PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.87m | 1:48AM-0.16m | 1:19PM0.69m | 2:28AM-0.23m | 2:10PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 922 | 965 | 522 | 1189 | 1189 | 996 | 900 | 885 | 759 | 797 | 771 | 615 | 379 | 366 | 300 | 216 | 272 | 208 | 225 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | NW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 58 | 547 | 568 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 5 | 36 | 34 | 200 | 138 | 189 | 208 | 104 | 118 | 87 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | SW 9 | NW 11 | W 11 | WNW 4 | SW 18 | WNW 4 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 81 | 6 | 112 | 9 | 111 | 108 | 114 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | — | 11 | — | 6 | — | 10 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 61 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 61 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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