
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 2AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
728 | 710 | 701 | 783 | 753 | 640 | 623 | 606 | 536 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 459 | 459 | 453 | 864 | 271 | 268 | 381 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:56PM2.33m | 1:22AM2.53m | 1:46PM2.42m | 2:05AM2.63m | 2:31PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.38m | 7:38AM0.31m | 7:51PM0.31m | 8:22AM0.20m | 8:33PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
728 | 710 | 701 | 783 | 753 | 640 | 623 | 606 | 536 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 459 | 459 | 453 | 864 | 257 | 253 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 7 | SW 20 | S 13 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
146 | 264 | 99 | 21 | 186 | 173 | 384 | 168 | 75 | 218 | 319 | 399 | 455 | 399 | 399 | 48 | 271 | 268 | 381 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | SW 19 | S 13 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
224 | 180 | 97 | 58 | 14 | 384 | 171 | 336 | 186 | 12 | 144 | 146 | 141 | 137 | 132 | 17 | 34 | 47 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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