Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955 | 1932 | 1638 | 1469 | 1199 | 1184 | 1040 | 1040 | 859 | 859 | 740 | 551 | 508 | 425 | 431 | 431 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 246 | 236 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58AM2.22m | 9:21PM1.98m | 9:52AM2.30m | 10:24PM2.00m | 10:50AM2.40m | 11:27PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.73m | 3:25AM0.67m | 4:21PM0.63m | 4:24AM0.64m | 5:22PM0.50m | 5:25AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
1955 | 1932 | 1638 | 1469 | 1199 | 1184 | 1040 | 1040 | 859 | 859 | 740 | 551 | 508 | 173 | 431 | 431 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 246 | 236 | 204 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
357 | 351 | 343 | 279 | 230 | 196 | 184 | 188 | 155 | 153 | 120 | 152 | 159 | 425 | 162 | 129 | 94 | 90 | 68 | 67 | 42 | 41 | 44 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
— | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 128 | 216 | 214 | 211 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 214 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 95 | 42 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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