Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 3PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 427 | 525 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 539 | 505 | 485 | 485 | 479 | 479 | 472 | 466 | 407 | 336 | 341 | 341 | 466 | 675 | 773 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.99m | 1:41AM1.05m | 12:05PM1.84m | 3:28AM1.07m | 1:18PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM-0.15m | 5:43AM0.86m | 8:19PM-0.06m | 7:06AM0.98m | 9:38PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 370 | 427 | 525 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 539 | 505 | 485 | 485 | 479 | 479 | 472 | 466 | 407 | 336 | 341 | 341 | 466 | 675 | 773 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 22 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 63 | 100 | 18 | 55 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 38 | 75 | 173 | 258 | 214 | 255 | 207 | 3 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | S 9 | W 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 22 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 20 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | S 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 3 | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 7 | W 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 30 | 3 | — | 61 | 57 | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 156 | 12 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
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