El Carmen Surf Break

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
29.9° C

1.5°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
435
435
447
477
489
489
489
483
447
367
305
305
305
305
305
305
206
255
255
540
510
644
298
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
W
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:42PM2.27m
2:21AM2.08m
2:25PM2.32m
3:02AM2.14m
3:06PM2.36m
3:42AM2.20m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.70m
8:09PM0.45m
8:15AM0.65m
8:50PM0.39m
8:57AM0.60m
9:29PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
29
30
31
29
29
28
26
26
28
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
29
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
32
33
30
27
28
31
33
33
32
31
32
30
30
33
33
32
33
34
32
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SSW
18
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
516
435
435
447
477
489
489
489
483
447
367
305
305
305
305
305
305
206
203
206
540
510
644
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SW
17
Energy kJ
177
175
172
168
131
128
125
122
122
90
118
90
89
89
89
83
80
78
78
78
90
81
83
298
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SSW
18
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
S
18
0.5
SW
13
0.6
S
18
Energy kJ
22
123
22
21
18
72
116
71
71
65
149
251
251
251
133
125
157
197
255
255
252
235
82
227
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
38
56
38
13
0
0
0
0
85
102
38
0
0
0
0
0
69
93
38
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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3
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3
3
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3
3
3
4
3
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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