
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 5PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
614 | 614 | 607 | 600 | 573 | 617 | 602 | 757 | 595 | 587 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 737 | 657 | 509 | 509 | 624 | 649 | 657 | 657 | 558 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.36m | 7:09AM1.14m | 3:24PM1.30m | 6:54AM1.22m | 4:52PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.32m | 10:11AM1.11m | 11:42PM0.27m | 11:49AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
614 | 614 | 607 | 600 | 573 | 617 | 602 | 757 | 595 | 587 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 737 | 657 | 509 | 509 | 624 | 649 | 657 | 657 | 558 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
183 | 118 | 142 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 75 | 21 | 58 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 50 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | WNW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 127 | 127 | 74 | — | 34 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 102 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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