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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
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Carmen today?
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | 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 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | |
83 | 86 | 17 | 119 | 129 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 79 | 123 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:30AM2.30m | 2:38PM2.52m | 3:08AM2.33m | 3:14PM2.52m | 3:44AM2.33m | 3:51PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.46m | 8:59PM0.26m | 9:06AM0.44m | 9:35PM0.23m | 9:42AM0.44m | 10:11PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
90 | 98 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 146 | 146 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 198 | 191 | 188 | 227 | 229 | 275 | 223 | 223 | 175 | 133 | 123 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
83 | 86 | 110 | 119 | 129 | 78 | 77 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 74 | 102 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 79 | 109 | 111 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | SE 2 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 95 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 91 | 65 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 95 | 79 | 1 | 0 |
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