El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
24.1° C
4.1° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
230
208
261
306
371
367
251
226
275
217
217
217
214
211
206
191
183
183
134
180
180
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:51AM1.04m
6:08PM1.90m
8:31AM1.16m
7:08PM2.03m
9:05AM1.27m
8:01PM2.13m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.85m
2:06AM-0.19m
1:08PM0.77m
2:50AM-0.33m
2:06PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
24
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
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