El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.0°C
1.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
3
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.3
S
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
600
989
1122
979
1110
922
965
568
1189
949
839
813
715
680
313
353
466
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
High Tide
7:41AM1.19m
6:06PM1.82m
8:08AM1.33m
7:05PM1.93m
Low Tide
1:00AM-0.03m
12:16PM0.87m
1:48AM-0.16m
1:19PM0.69m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
24
24
23
23
24
27
28
25
23
23
23
24
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
22
23
23
22
22
22
25
27
25
24
24
24
25
26
24
24
23
23
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