
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
474 | 589 | 463 | 377 | 491 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 472 | 389 | 351 | 384 | 372 | 156 | 156 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 195 | 166 | 107 | 142 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:50AM2.36m | 1:17PM2.22m | 1:31AM2.53m | 2:00PM2.35m | 2:12AM2.68m | 2:42PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.47m | 7:16PM0.49m | 7:52AM0.28m | 7:58PM0.36m | 8:33AM0.13m | 8:40PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
474 | 589 | 463 | 377 | 491 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 472 | 389 | 351 | 384 | 372 | 154 | 169 | 157 | 181 | 177 | 138 | 166 | 182 | 190 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
113 | 15 | 150 | 195 | 7 | 102 | 91 | 121 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 156 | 156 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 195 | 158 | 107 | 142 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 9 | SW 6 | W 9 | NW 8 | W 13 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
15 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNE 2 | NNW 8 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 14 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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