El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.9°C
3.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
254
306
306
371
367
299
284
258
255
309
309
268
214
303
303
303
303
303
236
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:24PM1.56m
3:12AM0.90m
1:08PM1.45m
2:38PM1.36m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.38m
5:20AM0.89m
10:13PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:51
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
21
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
20
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
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