
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
498 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 406 | 400 | 395 | 370 | 365 | 365 | 301 | 301 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 203 | 164 | 162 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.92m | 10:01AM1.74m | 10:04PM1.78m | 10:29AM1.78m | 10:45PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.23m | 4:06AM-0.08m | 4:19PM0.15m | 4:35AM0.06m | 5:01PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
498 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 406 | 400 | 395 | 370 | 365 | 365 | 301 | 301 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 40 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 42 | 32 | 35 | 203 | 164 | 162 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 13 |
55 | 54 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 132 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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