El Carmen Surf Break

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.4° C

2.1°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 8PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)20s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
552
664
664
657
650
794
735
845
1044
1033
1033
1009
963
897
875
798
683
683
674
666
649
551
493
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
6:50AM2.34m
7:01PM2.15m
7:31AM2.35m
7:49PM2.08m
8:18AM2.36m
8:44PM2.03m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.62m
1:08AM0.52m
1:49PM0.62m
1:53AM0.57m
2:43PM0.60m
2:46AM0.61m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
6:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
30
29
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
33
32
33
30
30
32
34
33
33
32
33
30
31
33
34
34
33
34
32
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
367
382
664
664
657
650
794
735
845
1044
1033
1033
1009
963
897
875
798
683
683
674
666
649
551
493
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
58
552
419
393
318
314
208
208
211
51
51
69
100
100
175
172
152
146
144
144
144
141
113
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
20
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
325
78
56
55
55
55
53
53
52
73
44
32
31
31
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
85
93
24
13
0
0
0
0
1
67
38
13
0
0
0
0
1
57
19
2
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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