El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.6° C
3.9° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
189
189
189
264
261
304
183
114
113
142
142
113
111
111
108
104
130
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:44PM1.77m
11:57AM1.41m
11:19PM1.63m
12:27PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:53AM-0.05m
5:41PM0.55m
6:19AM0.07m
6:31PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
22
23
22
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
22
23
23
24
24
22
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
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