
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
286 | 225 | 209 | 199 | 202 | 146 | 406 | 395 | 341 | 762 | 858 | 836 | 773 | 743 | 733 | 703 | 694 | 1055 | 1208 | 1279 | 1631 | 3020 | 2859 | 2222 | 1881 | 1564 | 1305 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.06m | 9:32AM1.74m | 00:03AM1.01m | 10:05AM1.64m | 1:23AM0.99m | 10:43AM1.53m | 3:20AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.83m | 5:31PM0.03m | 3:46AM0.89m | 6:20PM0.11m | 4:07AM0.96m | 7:18PM0.18m | 4:50AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
286 | 225 | 209 | 199 | 202 | 146 | 406 | 395 | 341 | 762 | 858 | 836 | 773 | 743 | 733 | 703 | 694 | 107 | 1208 | 1279 | 1631 | 3020 | 2859 | 2222 | 1881 | 1564 | 1305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
116 | 116 | 147 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 83 | 82 | 232 | 130 | 173 | 306 | 203 | 201 | 164 | 158 | 148 | 38 | 104 | 169 | 667 | 167 | 167 | 261 | 261 | 173 | 147 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 18 | W 22 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
36 | 35 | 52 | 79 | 80 | 89 | 79 | 119 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 51 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 61 | 345 | 214 | 121 | 119 | 6 | 27 | 85 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 36 | 50 | 47 | 1055 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 156 | 272 | 272 | 197 | 244 | 61 | 116 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
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