
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 11AM is: 0.8m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
898 | 890 | 543 | 458 | 563 | 738 | 959 | 1100 | 1059 | 940 | 791 | 817 | 996 | 974 | 962 | 962 | 1062 | 1213 | 621 | 755 | 920 | 891 | 781 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:31AM2.08m | 00:18AM1.86m | 12:28PM2.12m | 1:12AM1.93m | 1:19PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.86m | 6:07PM0.69m | 6:12AM0.84m | 7:01PM0.62m | 7:06AM0.77m | 7:47PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
898 | 890 | 543 | 458 | 563 | 738 | 959 | 1100 | 1059 | 940 | 791 | 817 | 996 | 974 | 962 | 962 | 1062 | 1213 | 553 | 755 | 920 | 891 | 781 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
121 | 57 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 55 | 57 | 42 | 57 | 47 | 44 | 133 | 46 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 621 | 455 | 293 | 293 | 393 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | S 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
52 | 85 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 93 | 90 | 103 | 82 | 59 | 58 | 42 | 52 | 282 | 162 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 113 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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