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Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.2°C
5.0° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
539
505
485
485
479
479
472
466
459
336
341
341
466
675
773
783
763
724
695
407
543
543
631
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:41AM1.05m
12:05PM1.84m
3:28AM1.07m
1:18PM1.68m
4:56AM1.19m
2:53PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.86m
8:19PM-0.06m
7:06AM0.98m
9:38PM-0.01m
9:19AM0.99m
10:51PM0.02m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:59
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1
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2
2
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Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
17
17
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
16
17
17
18
18
19
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