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El Carmel Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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El Carmel Point surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 21 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Carmel Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today?
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 9AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | 136 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 127 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 152 | 109 | 169 | 171 | 186 | 239 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 248 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.74m | 3:22PM1.14m | 1:47AM1.54m | 4:28PM1.24m | 3:09AM1.37m | 5:20PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM-0.22m | 8:10PM0.82m | 9:35AM-0.09m | 9:53PM0.77m | 10:35AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 127 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 121 | 99 | 169 | 171 | 186 | 239 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 248 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 11 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | 136 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 152 | 53 | 49 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 5 | S 13 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | — | SSW 12 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 133 | 106 | 134 | 106 | 103 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 13 | 86 | 61 | 55 | 109 | — | 48 | 8 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 59 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 272 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 604 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 813 | 272 | 12 | 12 |
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