Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.1°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
310
251
207
303
198
186
178
258
171
169
252
307
252
197
162
164
251
208
254
254
254
432
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
E
0
SSE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
0
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:24AM2.71m
3:48PM2.51m
4:03AM2.76m
4:28PM2.51m
4:43AM2.75m
5:10PM2.46m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.13m
9:49PM0.21m
10:20AM0.09m
10:29PM0.21m
11:02AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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5:28
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1
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2
2
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Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
30
30
32
31
31
32
32
32
32
30
33
32
31
32
31
31
32
32
33
33
31
32
33
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