El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.5° C
3.9° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 23s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 3AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)24s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)23s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.6
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
317
321
312
349
541
444
271
195
295
647
880
763
647
641
513
537
834
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:47PM1.60m
8:38AM1.01m
6:37PM1.66m
9:08AM1.08m
7:21PM1.73m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.13m
12:24PM0.88m
2:35AM0.03m
1:20PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
22
23
23
22
23
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
22
22
22
23
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