
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (19 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 11PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
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 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
663 | 385 | 365 | 666 | 773 | 783 | 783 | 763 | 572 | 550 | 535 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 459 | 393 | 370 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 215 | 215 | 257 | 310 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 6:08PM2.56m | 6:46AM2.58m | 7:02PM2.40m | 7:39AM2.51m | 7:58PM2.25m | 8:33AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.29m | 00:26AM0.13m | 12:58PM0.39m | 1:17AM0.28m | 1:56PM0.49m | 2:10AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
663 | 385 | 365 | 666 | 773 | 783 | 783 | 763 | 572 | 550 | 535 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 459 | 393 | 285 | 277 | 261 | 257 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 310 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
173 | 179 | 121 | 100 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 57 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 255 | 370 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 194 | 36 | 257 | 168 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
26 | 252 | 290 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 22 | 97 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 97 | 133 | 127 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 48 | 70 | 36 | 152 | 46 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 95 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
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