Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 12AM is: 1.1m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 21s |
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 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
269 | 548 | 890 | 1005 | 756 | 543 | 533 | 634 | 959 | 1070 | 1070 | 959 | 825 | 595 | 623 | 609 | 694 | 686 | 777 | 777 | 588 | 499 | 394 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:36PM2.79m | 3:15AM2.54m | 3:30PM2.81m | 4:08AM2.62m | 4:23PM2.78m | 5:01AM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM-0.03m | 9:16AM0.19m | 9:53PM-0.07m | 10:11AM0.17m | 10:44PM-0.05m | 11:06AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 16 |
269 | 548 | 890 | 1005 | 756 | 543 | 273 | 634 | 959 | 1070 | 1070 | 959 | 825 | 595 | 623 | 609 | 694 | 686 | 777 | 777 | 588 | 499 | 297 | 371 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 |
25 | 152 | 143 | 236 | 180 | 141 | 533 | 219 | 215 | 215 | 209 | 199 | 193 | 193 | 172 | 172 | 175 | 183 | 186 | 140 | 131 | 129 | 394 | 253 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 |
193 | 149 | 149 | 24 | 36 | 142 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 31 | 20 | 29 | 39 | 19 | 181 | 161 | 159 | 12 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 95 | 95 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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