El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.5°C
2.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 6AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
222
222
278
219
216
229
286
440
529
591
573
505
503
494
486
478
430
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:42PM1.77m
9:11AM1.29m
8:17PM1.85m
9:29AM1.36m
8:49PM1.89m
Low Tide
3:05AM-0.05m
2:28PM0.65m
3:31AM-0.09m
3:01PM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
24
25
26
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
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