Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.3° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1
SSW
11
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
171
163
163
163
132
131
231
227
212
203
199
268
307
370
427
408
384
371
371
432
361
427
421
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:34AM1.50m
6:57PM1.74m
8:00AM1.63m
7:47PM1.75m
8:27AM1.75m
8:31PM1.70m
Low Tide
1:17AM-0.07m
1:22PM0.55m
1:55AM-0.06m
2:08PM0.34m
2:27AM-0.01m
2:50PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:25
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Temp °C
26
26
28
31
29
27
27
26
25
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
25
24
24
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
27
27
28
30
28
27
28
27
27
25
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
25
25
26
24
26
24
25
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