Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (01 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 376 | 508 | 432 | 427 | 367 | 371 | 349 | 266 | 382 | 377 | 422 | 377 | 404 | 354 | 457 | 437 | 454 | 492 | 469 | 408 | 413 | 539 | 554 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:46PM2.38m | 4:21AM2.25m | 4:24PM2.37m | 4:59AM2.29m | 5:02PM2.34m | 5:35AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.33m | 10:18AM0.57m | 10:43PM0.33m | 10:58AM0.58m | 11:18PM0.37m | 11:37AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 376 | 508 | 432 | 427 | 367 | 371 | 349 | 214 | 382 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 136 | 178 | 457 | 437 | 454 | 492 | 469 | 408 | 181 | 539 | 554 | 539 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 116 | 116 | 346 | 116 | 128 | 141 | 214 | 266 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 138 | 305 | 309 | 141 | 128 | 175 | 178 | 156 | 88 | 413 | 81 | 94 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 280 | 260 | 116 | 251 | 259 | 228 | 369 | 176 | 232 | 311 | 422 | 329 | 404 | 354 | 164 | 189 | 164 | 96 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 60 | 61 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
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