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El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
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El Carmen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Carmen today?
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
40 | 29 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 79 | 109 | 111 | 109 | 89 | 88 | 113 | 85 | 111 | 206 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:08AM2.33m | 3:14PM2.52m | 3:44AM2.33m | 3:51PM2.50m | 4:21AM2.30m | 4:27PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.44m | 9:35PM0.23m | 9:42AM0.44m | 10:11PM0.25m | 10:19AM0.47m | 10:47PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 |
205 | 205 | 205 | 203 | 155 | 149 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 104 | 171 | 116 | 104 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 306 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 15 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 |
40 | 18 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 24 | 74 | 102 | 95 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 113 | 106 | 111 | 206 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
12 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 79 | 109 | 111 | 109 | 79 | 118 | 107 | 85 | 103 | 95 | 89 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | S 10 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 11 | 15 | 21 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 216 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 38 | 95 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 130 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 130 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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