El Carmel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.78° N 117.25° W

El Carmel Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmel Point sea temperature is
23.2°C
3.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmel Point at 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
2
3
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
130
170
162
192
243
350
169
113
165
322
640
763
763
648
581
567
653
644
636
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:21PM1.87m
10:13AM1.52m
9:54PM1.81m
10:38AM1.60m
10:30PM1.69m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.45m
4:19AM-0.07m
4:09PM0.37m
4:43AM-0.01m
4:47PM0.31m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:19
7:16
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
24
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
25
28
27
26
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
26
27
25
25
24
25
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