Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 215 | 215 | 257 | 310 | 371 | 310 | 306 | 306 | 302 | 364 | 341 | 460 | 455 | 895 | 745 | 694 | 661 | 767 | 767 | 748 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM2.25m | 8:33AM2.41m | 8:57PM2.11m | 9:28AM2.32m | 9:58PM2.00m | 10:22AM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.49m | 2:10AM0.44m | 2:55PM0.57m | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:55PM0.63m | 4:00AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 285 | 277 | 261 | 257 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 310 | 371 | 310 | 66 | 64 | 302 | 364 | 61 | 460 | 455 | 895 | 745 | 694 | 661 | 767 | 767 | 748 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 370 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 66 | 45 | 257 | 168 | 57 | 70 | 306 | 306 | 62 | 61 | 266 | 44 | 58 | 93 | 46 | 47 | 38 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 31 | 6 | 70 | 194 | 152 | 46 | 45 | 168 | 108 | 104 | 253 | 248 | 176 | 341 | 171 | 171 | 4 | 61 | 63 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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