Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 299mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 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 | SSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
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894 | 894 | 883 | 702 | 675 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 568 | 635 | 999 | 1827 | 1357 | 1997 | 2258 | 1771 | 2647 | 2938 | 2299 | 2196 | 1978 | 1978 | 1955 | 1932 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:43PM2.13m | 7:22AM2.15m | 7:29PM2.05m | 8:08AM2.18m | 8:22PM2.00m | 8:58AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.75m | 1:00AM0.57m | 1:29PM0.78m | 1:43AM0.63m | 2:22PM0.78m | 2:31AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 46 | 27 | 63 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
894 | 894 | 883 | 702 | 675 | 293 | 631 | 419 | 532 | 561 | 561 | 606 | 1357 | 538 | 1659 | 1712 | 1434 | 2564 | 1373 | 1114 | 802 | 651 | 651 | 640 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
46 | 49 | 137 | 73 | 46 | 649 | 143 | 623 | 568 | 317 | 589 | 792 | 597 | 951 | 2258 | 1771 | 2647 | 2938 | 2299 | 2196 | 1978 | 1978 | 1955 | 1932 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 26 | S 8 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 15 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 14 | SSW 22 | SW 15 | SSW 21 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
65 | 89 | 27 | 5 | 65 | 58 | 339 | 218 | 268 | 293 | 589 | 76 | 1071 | 238 | 307 | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | S 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | S 7 | SW 10 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 68 | 152 | 296 | — | 321 | — | 35 | 635 | 999 | 1827 | 374 | 1997 | 110 | — | — | 1365 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 57 | 55 | 102 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 110 | 224 | 130 | 150 | 1 | 56 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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