Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 4AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 108 | 192 | 190 | 148 | 145 | 137 | 169 | 214 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.34m | 9:47AM2.11m | 11:16PM1.23m | 10:25AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.49m | 5:13PM-0.26m | 4:20AM0.61m | 6:06PM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 167 | 36 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 192 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 33 | 29 | 40 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 108 | 22 | 190 | 148 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 214 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 37 | 91 | 91 | 145 | 137 | 169 | 116 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
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