
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 54 | 50 | 109 | 109 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 97 | 67 | 64 | 147 | 144 | 212 | 140 | 208 | 207 | 204 | 302 | 274 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:59AM2.47m | 7:21PM2.15m | 7:47AM2.42m | 8:16PM2.06m | 8:44AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.48m | 1:24AM0.51m | 2:13PM0.52m | 2:18AM0.58m | 3:16PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
86 | 84 | 82 | 109 | 109 | 82 | 82 | 104 | 104 | 84 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 125 | 125 | 117 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 97 | 67 | 64 | 147 | 144 | 212 | 140 | 208 | 168 | 161 | 148 | 146 | 268 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
54 | 54 | 37 | 55 | 34 | 31 | 54 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 43 | 34 | 128 | 127 | 124 | 155 | 207 | 204 | 302 | 274 | 144 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 95 | 102 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 13 | 0 |
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