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Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.7°C
3.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
233
209
203
203
203
293
293
289
198
195
192
181
179
173
168
166
163
104
104
131
231
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:38AM1.21m
4:44PM1.62m
7:06AM1.36m
5:59PM1.69m
7:34AM1.50m
6:57PM1.74m
Low Tide
11:08AM0.96m
00:31AM-0.02m
12:27PM0.77m
1:17AM-0.07m
1:22PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:46
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6:30
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6:28
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6:27
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Temp °C
30
32
31
29
31
29
29
28
29
32
29
28
28
27
26
25
26
28
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
29
31
28
28
30
27
28
27
28
30
27
27
28
27
26
26
27
28
26
26
26
26
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