El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
24.1°C
4.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
S
12
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
401
419
341
357
301
190
198
180
180
140
116
140
140
140
108
106
113
111
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:09PM1.52m
11:33AM1.71m
11:54PM1.32m
12:06PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.28m
5:31AM0.24m
6:17PM0.27m
5:55AM0.41m
7:16PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
23
22
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
19
19
19
20
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