El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.9° C
3.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 2PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (13 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 21°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
245
242
344
344
287
273
262
255
263
258
255
375
370
742
659
574
432
567
560
560
553
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:44AM1.54m
10:18PM2.01m
11:17AM1.59m
11:01PM1.82m
11:51AM1.62m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.35m
5:17AM-0.20m
5:17PM0.32m
5:49AM-0.03m
6:06PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
20
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