
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
273 | 280 | 314 | 366 | 361 | 306 | 348 | 309 | 360 | 355 | 301 | 301 | 289 | 253 | 250 | 250 | 208 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 161 | 92 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:05AM2.56m | 7:25PM2.26m | 7:52AM2.43m | 8:16PM2.09m | 8:41AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.28m | 1:23PM0.43m | 1:32AM0.45m | 2:14PM0.54m | 2:20AM0.61m | 3:08PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
273 | 70 | 58 | 198 | 195 | 187 | 187 | 309 | 360 | 355 | 301 | 301 | 289 | 253 | 250 | 250 | 208 | 164 | 161 | 171 | 161 | 49 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
75 | 277 | 208 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 348 | 184 | 180 | 174 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 174 | 174 | 163 | 171 | 171 | 62 | 130 | 92 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | S 6 | WNW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
192 | 280 | 314 | 366 | 361 | 306 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 40 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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