El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.2° C
2.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 2PM is: 0.5m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.7
SW
21
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
368
271
264
467
898
898
890
543
458
563
738
959
1100
1059
940
791
817
996
974
962
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:32AM2.10m
11:16PM1.83m
11:31AM2.08m
00:18AM1.86m
12:28PM2.12m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.72m
5:13AM0.86m
6:07PM0.69m
6:12AM0.84m
7:01PM0.62m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
5
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
27
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
31
30
30
30
31
28
30
31
32
30
32
33
32
30
30
32
33
32
32
33
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