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Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.8°C
5.9° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)--
Afternoon (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.5
SW
16
0.8
W
9
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
220
130
133
133
127
103
85
87
104
103
142
188
381
346
337
259
256
256
188
183
179
167
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:40PM1.42m
6:50AM1.86m
7:28PM1.38m
7:16AM1.93m
8:12PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.19m
00:47AM0.25m
1:45PM0.02m
1:17AM0.36m
2:22PM-0.09m
1:45AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
23
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24
23
23
23
23
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26
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25
23
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23
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Feels °C
21
21
22
21
22
20
19
21
21
21
22
22
22
20
19
21
21
21
22
21
22
21
21
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