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Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.3°C
5.8° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (13 Nov)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
15
1.9
W
15
2.1
W
19
2.1
W
18
2
W
18
1.9
W
17
1.8
W
17
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
324
395
346
762
843
715
773
846
835
932
894
1321
1513
1679
3031
2859
2510
2167
1881
1545
1305
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:03AM1.01m
10:05AM1.64m
1:23AM0.99m
10:43AM1.53m
3:20AM1.03m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.03m
3:46AM0.89m
6:20PM0.11m
4:07AM0.96m
7:18PM0.18m
4:50AM1.03m
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Temp °C
21
20
20
19
17
18
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
23
19
19
19
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
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