Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (03 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 5PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
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 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
543 | 482 | 1136 | 1111 | 1111 | 1249 | 1367 | 921 | 901 | 1884 | 1884 | 1864 | 1825 | 1860 | 1798 | 1777 | 1757 | 1448 | 1432 | 1399 | 1453 | 1187 | 1158 | 1027 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:43PM2.35m | 5:19AM2.19m | 5:22PM2.28m | 5:59AM2.17m | 6:01PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.58m | 11:05PM0.36m | 11:16AM0.64m | 11:43PM0.43m | 11:57AM0.70m | 00:21AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
543 | 482 | 1136 | 1111 | 1111 | 1249 | 1367 | 921 | 901 | 1884 | 1884 | 1864 | 1825 | 1860 | 1798 | 1777 | 1757 | 1448 | 1432 | 1399 | 1453 | 1187 | 1158 | 1027 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 19 | W 15 | S 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
104 | 432 | 4 | 45 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 80 | 503 | 68 | 42 | 46 | 41 | 45 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 227 | 210 | 357 | 39 | 53 | 50 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SW 22 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 |
306 | 9 | 31 | 163 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 367 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 169 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 36 | 86 | 162 | 153 | 131 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 105 | 20 | 31 | 34 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 95 | 56 | 51 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 183 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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