Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 2PM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 301 | 388 | 388 | 384 | 446 | 481 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 607 | 600 | 573 | 617 | 602 | 757 | 595 | 587 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 834 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:07PM1.47m | 1:21PM1.36m | 7:09AM1.14m | 3:24PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.32m | 10:39PM0.32m | 10:11AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 301 | 301 | 297 | 234 | 224 | 446 | 481 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 607 | 600 | 573 | 617 | 602 | 757 | 595 | 587 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 216 | 261 | 388 | 388 | 384 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 140 | 113 | 61 | 21 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | S 21 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 127 | 127 | 74 | — | 34 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | N 5 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 43 | 26 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 70 | 17 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
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