
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmel Point today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 10AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
393 | 377 | 314 | 220 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 264 | 203 | 189 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 112 | 167 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.86m | 8:50PM1.49m | 8:43AM1.98m | 9:35PM1.43m | 9:13AM2.07m | 10:23PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.22m | 3:04PM0.01m | 2:47AM0.29m | 3:43PM-0.14m | 3:16AM0.38m | 4:26PM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
111 | 114 | 100 | 81 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 264 | 203 | 189 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 15 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 112 | 167 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | W 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SW 12 |
393 | 377 | 314 | 220 | 62 | 45 | 94 | 96 | 77 | 86 | 59 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 118 | 10 | 55 | 56 | 65 | 4 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | W 21 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 15 | SW 18 |
— | 47 | 50 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 14 | — | 17 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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