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El Carmel Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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El Carmel Point surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | |
206 | 203 | 194 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 151 | 149 | 151 | 155 | 129 | 123 | 127 | 229 | 227 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:50AM1.09m | 8:04PM1.80m | 9:33AM1.09m | 8:31PM1.82m | 10:12AM1.08m | 9:00PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM-0.05m | 2:00PM0.54m | 3:32AM-0.14m | 2:30PM0.61m | 4:04AM-0.19m | 3:00PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 110 | 117 | 90 | 166 | 189 | 114 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 151 | 149 | 151 | 35 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 64 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 21 | SW 14 | WNW 20 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 206 | 203 | 194 | 189 | 9 | 186 | 37 | 85 | 85 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 155 | 129 | 123 | 87 | 83 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 22 | S 9 | W 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | S 21 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 75 | 37 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 83 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 127 | 229 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 121 | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 519 | 272 | 61 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 272 | 272 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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