Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.3° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
293
289
198
195
192
181
179
173
171
163
163
161
132
131
231
227
212
203
201
255
307
370
362
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:06AM1.36m
5:59PM1.69m
7:34AM1.50m
6:57PM1.74m
8:00AM1.63m
7:47PM1.75m
Low Tide
00:31AM-0.02m
12:27PM0.77m
1:17AM-0.07m
1:22PM0.55m
1:55AM-0.06m
2:08PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
30
29
30
34
30
28
29
28
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
25
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
30
28
28
33
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
26
26
26
27
26
25
27
26
24
26
25
25
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