El Carmen Surf Break

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.1° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

El Carmen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Carmen today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s

Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1955
1932
1638
1469
1199
1184
1040
1040
859
859
740
551
508
425
431
431
325
325
325
321
253
246
236
211
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
S
5
WNW
5
W
0
SW
5
S
0
WNW
0
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM2.22m
9:21PM1.98m
9:52AM2.30m
10:24PM2.00m
10:50AM2.40m
11:27PM2.08m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.73m
3:25AM0.67m
4:21PM0.63m
4:24AM0.64m
5:22PM0.50m
5:25AM0.56m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
30
31
30
30
29
29
30
31
31
30
31
30
30
29
30
32
32
31
30
30
29
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
W
9
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1955
1932
1638
1469
1199
1184
1040
1040
859
859
740
551
508
173
431
431
325
325
325
321
253
246
236
204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
SSW
14
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
7
Energy kJ
357
351
343
279
230
196
184
188
155
153
120
152
159
425
162
129
94
90
68
67
42
41
44
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
11
11
18
18
18
34
32
17
16
9
9
8
9
15
128
216
214
211
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
102
214
56
13
0
0
0
0
51
95
42
38
13
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
5
5
6
7
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