El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
24.2° C
4.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
206
191
183
183
134
180
180
173
142
130
164
112
197
304
304
249
194
192
179
211
310
254
251
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:05AM1.27m
8:01PM2.13m
9:38AM1.38m
8:49PM2.17m
10:11AM1.47m
9:34PM2.13m
Low Tide
2:50AM-0.33m
2:06PM0.65m
3:31AM-0.40m
2:57PM0.52m
4:08AM-0.40m
3:44PM0.42m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
24
23
25
22
22
24
23
23
24
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
21
22
23
22
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