Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (13 Jun):
- 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 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm 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-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
480 | 387 | 377 | 377 | 301 | 372 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 263 | 469 | 275 | 405 | 444 | 268 | 214 | 269 | 548 | 890 | 1005 | 756 | 543 | 533 | 634 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:46PM2.62m | 1:26AM2.31m | 1:42PM2.72m | 2:21AM2.44m | 2:36PM2.79m | 3:15AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.19m | 7:24AM0.34m | 8:09PM0.06m | 8:21AM0.25m | 9:02PM-0.03m | 9:16AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 20 |
480 | 387 | 377 | 377 | 301 | 372 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 191 | 469 | 275 | 405 | 405 | 268 | 214 | 269 | 548 | 890 | 1005 | 756 | 80 | 78 | 634 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | SW 24 | S 7 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 |
30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 243 | 31 | 211 | 203 | 188 | 263 | 41 | 157 | 40 | 444 | 39 | 167 | 35 | 152 | 143 | 236 | 77 | 277 | 273 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 8 | SW 24 | S 8 | S 15 | S 7 | SW 23 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 |
73 | 71 | 107 | 162 | 31 | 104 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 54 | 41 | 347 | 40 | 155 | 37 | 193 | 149 | 149 | 58 | 180 | 543 | 533 | 219 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 64 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 57 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 102 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 38 |
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