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Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.5°C
5.4° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
739
644
644
636
620
574
558
558
558
429
424
429
429
435
380
385
375
360
248
245
241
195
261
232
215
195
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:46AM1.34m
3:26PM1.48m
5:22AM1.49m
4:43PM1.47m
5:53AM1.63m
5:47PM1.45m
6:22AM1.76m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.84m
10:49PM0.04m
11:24AM0.62m
11:35PM0.09m
12:19PM0.39m
00:13AM0.16m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
16
17
18
18
17
19
19
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
21
19
20
20
20
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