Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
356 | 54 | 430 | 56 | 57 | 129 | 132 | 95 | 95 | 99 | 136 | 133 | 121 | 118 | 134 | 134 | 184 | 224 | 206 | 260 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:45AM2.09m | 9:25PM1.81m | 9:47AM2.00m | 10:36PM1.77m | 10:55AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.75m | 3:25AM0.89m | 4:25PM0.80m | 4:35AM0.93m | 5:33PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
356 | 351 | 430 | 344 | 338 | 338 | 279 | 274 | 208 | 198 | 192 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 146 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 134 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
55 | 54 | 35 | 8 | 57 | 129 | 132 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 136 | 133 | 121 | 118 | 120 | 123 | 120 | 224 | 206 | 260 | 260 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 21 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
23 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 99 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 97 | 134 | 134 | 184 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 85 | 108 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 103 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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