
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1240 | 1109 | 1096 | 1096 | 1082 | 976 | 964 | 842 | 788 | 695 | 685 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 521 | 507 | 500 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:41AM2.15m | 2:46PM2.34m | 3:20AM2.26m | 3:25PM2.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.44m | 8:38AM0.62m | 9:06PM0.36m | 9:19AM0.55m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1240 | 1109 | 1096 | 1096 | 1082 | 976 | 964 | 842 | 788 | 695 | 685 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 521 | 507 | 500 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 10 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
25 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 81 | 79 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | S 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 21 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 95 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 38 | 0 |
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