Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
22.9°C
4.2° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
476
476
319
319
319
319
286
229
288
271
381
376
376
261
302
430
393
377
372
220
309
309
305
268
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SW
10
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:30AM1.56m
7:24PM1.51m
7:51AM1.71m
8:07PM1.52m
8:15AM1.86m
8:50PM1.49m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.16m
1:50PM0.41m
1:52AM0.18m
2:26PM0.20m
2:20AM0.22m
3:04PM0.01m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
2
2
1
2
2
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Temp °C
21
20
19
20
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
20
19
18
19
19
19
20
20
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