El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.1° C
2.8° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 3PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
W
9
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
148
115
130
127
173
171
203
203
169
169
121
160
150
144
181
181
181
126
103
103
102
144
305
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM1.36m
10:31PM2.12m
12:03PM1.40m
11:18PM1.95m
12:44PM1.44m
00:05AM1.71m
Low Tide
5:12AM-0.50m
4:39PM0.53m
5:53AM-0.40m
5:32PM0.52m
6:33AM-0.24m
6:28PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:57
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
21
22
23
22
22
21
20
21
19
19
19
20
19
18
19
19
18
20
19
20
20
19
20
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