Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 6PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
150 | 155 | 81 | 112 | 112 | 239 | 245 | 369 | 531 | 369 | 239 | 528 | 786 | 777 | 1087 | 783 | 1029 | 1109 | 1109 | 1082 | 1068 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:22PM2.33m | 2:50AM2.36m | 3:00PM2.40m | 3:24AM2.49m | 3:37PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.58m | 8:36PM0.39m | 8:54AM0.47m | 9:10PM0.31m | 9:32AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
70 | 57 | 76 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 531 | 369 | 45 | 528 | 786 | 777 | 1087 | 783 | 1029 | 1109 | 1109 | 1082 | 1068 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
150 | 155 | 81 | 75 | 76 | 239 | 245 | 369 | 44 | 40 | 235 | 34 | 50 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 63 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | W 16 |
54 | 76 | 24 | 112 | 112 | 72 | 147 | 169 | 123 | 116 | 239 | 114 | 113 | 189 | 38 | 136 | 40 | 37 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 38 | 93 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 80 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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