El Carmel Point surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDT
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El Carmel Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today?

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
309
309
251
248
208
206
238
231
149
147
144
144
137
179
177
376
367
353
232
229
322
322
318
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
S
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:21AM1.23m
6:57PM1.58m
7:20AM1.25m
7:26PM1.76m
8:14AM1.26m
7:59PM1.93m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.19m
1:43AM0.18m
1:22PM0.24m
2:27AM-0.07m
1:58PM0.30m
3:12AM-0.29m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:38
7:39
7:39
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
14
13
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Energy kJ
309
309
309
251
248
208
206
238
231
149
147
144
144
111
142
177
376
367
353
213
220
322
322
318
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
Energy kJ
57
67
98
89
89
65
69
66
63
62
61
59
58
137
179
87
75
35
54
232
229
167
151
149
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
0.3
WNW
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
9
9
23
10
10
15
7
23
66
51
81
81
119
61
50
75
15
67
64
53
53
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
60
60
60
12
12
12
12
9
0
12
633
12
12
12
0
0
11
12
61
12
54
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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