
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 118 | 73 | 92 | 71 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 55 | 44 | 102 | 71 | 71 | 99 | 67 | 64 | 147 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM2.50m | 6:35PM2.23m | 6:59AM2.47m | 7:21PM2.15m | 7:47AM2.42m | 8:16PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.45m | 00:38AM0.44m | 1:19PM0.48m | 1:24AM0.51m | 2:13PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
158 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 118 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 105 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 114 | 115 | 109 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
98 | 95 | 93 | 38 | 73 | 73 | 92 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 102 | 71 | 71 | 97 | 67 | 64 | 147 | 144 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 54 | 37 | 55 | 34 | 19 | 54 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 43 | 34 | 128 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 93 | 105 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 73 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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