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Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.1°C
3.3° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
0.6
WSW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
347
353
358
364
320
260
346
295
264
264
238
268
209
182
159
177
186
153
350
310
258
258
258
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
W
0
ESE
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:51AM1.86m
10:22PM1.52m
10:19AM1.92m
11:08PM1.36m
10:51AM1.93m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.18m
4:35PM0.03m
4:23AM0.31m
5:18PM-0.01m
4:49AM0.45m
6:09PM0.00m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
26
25
26
24
24
25
25
24
22
23
22
20
19
20
20
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
24
22
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