
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
376 | 261 | 302 | 430 | 393 | 377 | 314 | 220 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 264 | 203 | 189 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.52m | 8:15AM1.86m | 8:50PM1.49m | 8:43AM1.98m | 9:35PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.20m | 2:20AM0.22m | 3:04PM0.01m | 2:47AM0.29m | 3:43PM-0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
376 | 261 | 67 | 134 | 111 | 97 | 106 | 83 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 264 | 203 | 189 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 21 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 4 |
42 | 41 | 302 | 430 | 393 | 377 | 314 | 220 | 61 | 92 | 94 | 71 | 75 | 86 | 59 | 59 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SW 21 | — | SW 14 | WNW 10 |
151 | 151 | 86 | — | — | 47 | 50 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 25 | 25 | — | 18 | — | 33 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
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