El Carmen Surf Break

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
29.6° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
783
783
763
572
550
535
528
528
528
459
393
370
370
375
307
215
215
257
310
371
310
306
306
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SSE
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
6:46AM2.58m
7:02PM2.40m
7:39AM2.51m
7:58PM2.25m
8:33AM2.41m
8:57PM2.11m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.13m
12:58PM0.39m
1:17AM0.28m
1:56PM0.49m
2:10AM0.44m
2:55PM0.57m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
5
5
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
32
32
32
32
33
32
32
32
32
31
32
32
32
32
31
31
33
32
32
31
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
773
783
783
763
572
550
535
528
528
528
459
393
285
277
261
257
215
215
171
310
371
310
306
306
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
S
7
0.7
SW
16
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
70
66
65
66
57
134
134
134
36
35
32
255
370
370
375
307
194
36
257
43
55
52
66
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
8
0.5
SW
18
0.6
S
8
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
20
Energy kJ
45
44
41
22
97
35
37
35
97
133
127
6
33
31
31
70
33
152
45
168
168
108
104
253
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
93
102
24
0
0
0
0
0
102
102
62
0
0
0
0
0
56
38
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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