Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.1°C
3.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
266
169
169
167
162
160
155
228
181
169
216
216
214
214
211
310
206
206
206
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:28AM1.89m
1:18AM1.02m
12:16PM1.80m
3:26AM0.95m
1:25PM1.68m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.06m
5:44AM0.76m
8:29PM0.12m
6:16AM0.92m
10:06PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
24
24
24
23
22
23
23
24
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
26
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