Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 113 | 109 | 107 | 85 | 85 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 134 | 97 | 96 | 131 | 155 | 155 | 149 | 118 | 108 | 138 | 168 | 108 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.57m | 2:05AM0.99m | 2:35PM1.62m | 4:15AM0.85m | 3:43PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.38m | 8:51PM0.49m | 7:43AM0.55m | 10:30PM0.39m | 8:29AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 80 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 134 | 97 | 96 | 131 | 155 | 155 | 149 | 118 | 108 | 138 | 168 | 108 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 11 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 71 | 113 | 109 | 107 | 85 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 21 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 97 | 53 | 50 | 69 | 51 | 85 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 44 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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