El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.6° C
2.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
0
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
788
686
606
598
606
606
606
528
459
440
428
422
428
434
428
410
410
227
317
317
322
196
406
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
5:04AM2.77m
5:22PM2.55m
5:45AM2.68m
6:05PM2.41m
6:26AM2.55m
6:48PM2.25m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.17m
11:29PM0.17m
12:01PM0.26m
00:11AM0.31m
12:44PM0.38m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:55
 mm
2
5
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
Temp °C
26
26
27
29
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
25
25
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
29
30
33
28
30
30
31
30
30
32
32
30
31
28
28
30
30
31
32
32
32
31
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