El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.3° C
2.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
67
64
147
144
212
140
208
207
204
302
274
268
330
326
326
322
310
429
424
272
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
E
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:47AM2.42m
8:16PM2.06m
8:44AM2.37m
9:22PM2.00m
9:51AM2.33m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.52m
2:18AM0.58m
3:16PM0.55m
3:24AM0.63m
4:26PM0.53m
heavy rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
13
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
29
31
30
31
30
30
29
30
31
33
32
31
31
31
29
30
32
32
32
32
32
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