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Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.3°C
5.8° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
W
12
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.7
W
15
1.7
W
15
1.8
W
16
2.1
W
18
2.1
W
18
1.9
W
18
1.8
W
17
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
225
209
199
202
146
406
395
341
762
858
836
773
743
733
703
694
1055
1208
1279
1631
3020
2859
2222
1881
1564
1305
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:06PM1.06m
9:32AM1.74m
00:03AM1.01m
10:05AM1.64m
1:23AM0.99m
10:43AM1.53m
3:20AM1.03m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.83m
5:31PM0.03m
3:46AM0.89m
6:20PM0.11m
4:07AM0.96m
7:18PM0.18m
4:50AM1.03m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:18
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4:49
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2
1
1
1
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2
1
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Temp °C
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
24
24
23
24
22
21
22
21
20
20
18
18
18
16
16
17
16
17
16
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
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