
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
344 | 314 | 309 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 297 | 293 | 228 | 218 | 212 | 175 | 175 | 186 | 239 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.23m | 6:27AM2.34m | 6:55PM2.08m | 7:10AM2.18m | 7:43PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.35m | 00:15AM0.52m | 12:48PM0.50m | 00:56AM0.67m | 1:35PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
344 | 314 | 309 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 297 | 293 | 228 | 212 | 208 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
88 | 88 | 47 | 49 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
50 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 119 | 118 | 162 | 160 | 159 | 218 | 212 | 143 | 137 | 186 | 239 | 239 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 154 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 56 | 13 |
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