Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 7PM is: 1.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
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 62mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
901 | 1884 | 1884 | 1864 | 1825 | 1860 | 1798 | 1777 | 1757 | 1448 | 1432 | 1399 | 1453 | 1187 | 1039 | 1027 | 929 | 917 | 906 | 894 | 783 | 702 | 675 | 740 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:22PM2.28m | 5:59AM2.17m | 6:01PM2.21m | 6:40AM2.15m | 6:43PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.64m | 11:43PM0.43m | 11:57AM0.70m | 00:21AM0.50m | 12:41PM0.75m | 1:00AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
901 | 1884 | 1884 | 1864 | 1825 | 1860 | 1798 | 1777 | 1757 | 1448 | 1432 | 1399 | 1453 | 1187 | 1039 | 1027 | 929 | 917 | 906 | 894 | 278 | 363 | 334 | 267 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
503 | 44 | 42 | 32 | 29 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 257 | 210 | 331 | 123 | 276 | 40 | 64 | 92 | 46 | 71 | 43 | 783 | 702 | 675 | 740 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 27 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 |
55 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 169 | 35 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | 150 | 131 | 2 | 113 | 229 | 14 | 47 | 48 | 44 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 116 | 154 | 183 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 102 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 102 | 95 | 56 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 19 |
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