Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9AM is: 0.8m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 33mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
756 | 543 | 533 | 634 | 959 | 1070 | 1070 | 959 | 825 | 595 | 623 | 609 | 694 | 686 | 777 | 777 | 588 | 575 | 394 | 371 | 366 | 492 | 567 | 567 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:15AM2.54m | 3:30PM2.81m | 4:08AM2.62m | 4:23PM2.78m | 5:01AM2.65m | 5:15PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.19m | 9:53PM-0.07m | 10:11AM0.17m | 10:44PM-0.05m | 11:06AM0.21m | 11:35PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | 6:01 | |
mm | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
756 | 543 | 273 | 634 | 959 | 1070 | 1070 | 959 | 825 | 595 | 623 | 609 | 694 | 686 | 777 | 777 | 588 | 575 | 297 | 371 | 366 | 492 | 567 | 567 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
180 | 141 | 533 | 219 | 215 | 215 | 209 | 199 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 172 | 175 | 183 | 186 | 181 | 131 | 129 | 394 | 253 | 246 | 298 | 303 | 267 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
36 | 142 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 181 | 161 | 159 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 60 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 51 | 95 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 67 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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