
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
301 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 285 | 277 | 269 | 322 | 285 | 331 | 355 | 398 | 369 | 380 | 386 | 380 | 374 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.73m | 8:41AM1.54m | 8:27PM1.75m | 9:02AM1.66m | 9:03PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.02m | 2:44PM0.37m | 3:09AM0.04m | 3:18PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
301 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 285 | 277 | 269 | 322 | 285 | 331 | 355 | 398 | 369 | 380 | 386 | 380 | 374 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
43 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 633 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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