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Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.9°C
6.0° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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)
1
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.6
SW
14
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
435
380
385
375
360
248
241
238
238
160
171
202
190
160
280
266
133
133
127
127
84
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
0
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:43PM1.47m
5:53AM1.63m
5:47PM1.45m
6:22AM1.76m
6:40PM1.42m
6:50AM1.86m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.09m
12:19PM0.39m
00:13AM0.16m
1:05PM0.19m
00:47AM0.25m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
21
21
19
20
20
21
20
20
22
21
20
19
19
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