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El Carmel Point surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 PDT
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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
21.2° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Carmel Point this week:

The surf forecast for El Carmel Point over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 19) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Carmel Point in the next 12 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 23) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Fri 19th Sep)2ft (0.6m) 13s
Best Surf 5AM (Fri 19th Sep)2ft (0.6m) 13s
Most Powerful11AM (Tue 23rd Sep)2.5ft (0.8m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Carmel Point over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313121414181716161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2642611451411098687845575899680148127302232251214206144
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
1.47
7:49PM
1.84
8:54AM
1.55
8:30PM
1.83
9:17AM
1.62
9:06PM
1.77
9:39AM
1.67
9:41PM
1.67
10:00AM
1.71
10:14PM
1.55
10:21AM
1.72
10:49PM
1.40
10:42AM
1.71
11:26PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.54
2:52AM
-0.11
2:48PM
0.40
3:20AM
-0.05
3:24PM
0.30
3:45AM
0.05
3:58PM
0.22
4:07AM
0.16
4:32PM
0.19
4:28AM
0.30
5:06PM
0.18
4:47AM
0.44
5:42PM
0.20
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise6:33--6:33--6:35--6:35--6:35--6:37--6:37--
Sunset-6:51--6:50--6:47--6:46--6:45--6:44--6:43-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322222221222221212120212020202021202020
Feels °C (?)252423232222222222222119211921212121201920
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Diego County

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at El Carmel Point (light winds from the N at San Diego Airport 8 km from El Carmel Point). 0.7m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 6s windswell from the WSW and a 0.3m 9s swell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    2 hours 26 minutes ago El Carmel Point
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2 h 26 min ago

7 km/h
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Clean
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Information about the El Carmel Point Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for El Carmel Point provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at El Carmel Point can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our El Carmel Point surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (El Carmel Point) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for El Carmel Point may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

El Carmel Point is 10 km (6 miles) from San Diego. If you plan a vacation in San Diego County, look for hotels and other accommodation in San Diego. San Diego has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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