El Carmel Point surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
El Carmel Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today?

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (21 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)10101010777713131312121212121212121212111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2901981581224936353427262524242424232323232224395371
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
N
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
1.60
11:16AM
1.20
11:38PM
1.61
12:20PM
0.94
12:25AM
1.59
2:12PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
0.06
5:43AM
0.18
5:22PM
0.24
6:48AM
0.20
5:48PM
0.44
8:17AM
0.20
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------5:38-------5:39-------5:40
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131212111214161515151515161718161615151717181919
Feels °C (?)9998911121112121211121314121212121514151515
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