El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.4° C
2.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 5AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
183
145
139
137
103
167
188
242
369
369
365
804
694
686
769
1074
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
2:49AM2.61m
3:05PM2.68m
3:36AM2.73m
3:53PM2.69m
Low Tide
8:33PM0.09m
8:56AM0.21m
9:20PM0.02m
9:46AM0.15m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:58
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
34
32
30
30
33
33
32
32
33
32
31
29
32
32
32
31
32
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