El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.3° C
2.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
260
273
280
314
366
361
306
348
309
360
355
301
301
289
253
250
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
20
SE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:36PM2.42m
7:05AM2.56m
7:25PM2.26m
7:52AM2.43m
8:16PM2.09m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.28m
1:23PM0.43m
1:32AM0.45m
2:14PM0.54m
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5:28
5:28
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6:05
6:05
 mm
1
3
5
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
27
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
30
28
29
31
31
31
31
32
30
30
30
30
32
31
31
32
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