Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 1AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 739 | 573 | 573 | 551 | 551 | 465 | 600 | 523 | 697 | 697 | 687 | 668 | 631 | 545 | 293 | 569 | 268 | 229 | 261 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.91m | 11:02AM1.30m | 10:11PM1.87m | 11:29AM1.35m | 10:44PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.63m | 5:00AM-0.17m | 4:22PM0.59m | 5:27AM-0.13m | 5:00PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 739 | 573 | 573 | 551 | 551 | 465 | 600 | 523 | 697 | 697 | 687 | 668 | 631 | 545 | 293 | 569 | 268 | 229 | 261 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 45 | 194 | 236 | 236 | 289 | 165 | 215 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 186 | 29 | 156 | 153 | 106 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | S 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 196 | 140 | 34 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | 26 | 33 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 561 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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