El Carmen Surf Break

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

Issued: 11 am 22 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (22 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
310
371
310
306
306
302
364
341
334
455
895
745
694
661
767
767
748
729
649
435
429
453
523
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
0
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SE
20
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:33AM2.41m
8:57PM2.11m
9:28AM2.32m
9:58PM2.00m
10:22AM2.25m
10:59PM1.95m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.57m
3:04AM0.58m
3:55PM0.63m
4:00AM0.69m
4:53PM0.64m
4:57AM0.76m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:02
6:02
 mm
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
32
31
32
33
34
32
29
29
30
34
31
31
32
31
31
29
31
31
31
31
30
31
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
S
7
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
171
310
371
310
66
306
302
364
266
262
455
895
745
694
661
767
767
748
729
649
435
429
453
523
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
13
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
SW
16
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SW
18
0.7
S
7
0.6
SW
15
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
257
168
57
70
306
64
62
48
341
49
171
84
82
85
67
61
44
42
41
41
40
186
40
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
15
0.7
S
7
0.7
SW
18
0.4
SW
12
0.1
S
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
16
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
48
45
168
108
104
253
248
176
48
334
52
4
122
117
108
98
98
99
99
99
142
40
181
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.7
S
8
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
3
3
63
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
38
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
80
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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