El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.9° C
3.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 3AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)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 morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
304
249
194
192
179
211
310
254
251
251
203
203
245
242
344
344
287
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:49PM2.17m
10:11AM1.47m
9:34PM2.13m
10:44AM1.54m
10:18PM2.01m
Low Tide
4:08AM-0.40m
3:44PM0.42m
4:44AM-0.33m
4:30PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
21
23
23
23
23
20
23
23
22
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
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