Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.2°C
2.4° 

El Carmen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Carmen today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
SW
13
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
242
212
229
303
246
214
257
285
346
398
447
485
485
596
588
451
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:35AM2.30m
1:52PM2.29m
2:12AM2.47m
2:31PM2.39m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.52m
7:58PM0.43m
8:24AM0.36m
8:34PM0.33m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:28
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5:28
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5:35
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5:34
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 mm
2
2
2
3
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1
1
2
2
2
5
4
1
1
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1
4
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
26
25
27
27
28
27
26
Feels °C
32
32
32
31
32
31
32
32
31
30
28
27
30
30
31
31
30
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