
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 6AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
155 | 332 | 354 | 441 | 526 | 621 | 520 | 504 | 452 | 437 | 510 | 510 | 588 | 588 | 505 | 482 | 380 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:03AM1.94m | 9:56PM1.77m | 10:15AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.92m | 3:39PM0.83m | 3:58AM0.97m | 4:50PM0.83m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
64 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 526 | 621 | 520 | 504 | 452 | 437 | 510 | 73 | 84 | 588 | 100 | 94 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
120 | 332 | 354 | 441 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 77 | 510 | 588 | 59 | 505 | 482 | 380 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
155 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 67 | 90 | 64 | 61 | 59 | — | 59 | 47 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 79 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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