Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 5PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
512 | 499 | 480 | 387 | 377 | 377 | 301 | 372 | 261 | 261 | 301 | 263 | 469 | 314 | 405 | 444 | 268 | 214 | 213 | 548 | 890 | 1005 | 756 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:46PM2.62m | 1:26AM2.31m | 1:42PM2.72m | 2:21AM2.44m | 2:36PM2.79m | 3:15AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.46m | 7:15PM0.19m | 7:24AM0.34m | 8:09PM0.06m | 8:21AM0.25m | 9:02PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 7 |
512 | 499 | 480 | 387 | 377 | 377 | 301 | 372 | 261 | 261 | 301 | 191 | 469 | 314 | 405 | 405 | 37 | 58 | 213 | 56 | 890 | 1005 | 756 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 21 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SW 21 |
29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 243 | 31 | 211 | 203 | 188 | 263 | 28 | 14 | 33 | 37 | 268 | 214 | 56 | 548 | 56 | 236 | 78 | 543 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 26 | SW 15 | S 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SW 23 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
8 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 107 | 106 | 31 | 104 | 31 | 29 | 42 | 105 | 54 | 157 | 347 | 444 | 155 | 167 | 193 | 152 | 143 | 58 | 180 | 141 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 55 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 67 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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