El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
21.9° C
2.7° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
322
314
309
309
309
309
309
314
314
314
314
344
280
288
297
362
362
362
367
367
236
318
313
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
0
WNW
0
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
0
S
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
7:26AM0.96m
6:18PM1.93m
8:29AM1.06m
7:12PM2.07m
9:18AM1.16m
8:04PM2.17m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.71m
2:12AM-0.19m
1:00PM0.72m
3:01AM-0.37m
2:00PM0.68m
3:46AM-0.49m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
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7:59
7:59
7:59
7:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
Feels °C
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
18
20
21
20
21
20
19
20
21
23
21
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