
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (22 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 11PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
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 Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
371 | 310 | 306 | 306 | 302 | 364 | 341 | 334 | 455 | 895 | 745 | 694 | 661 | 767 | 767 | 748 | 729 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 453 | 523 | 565 | 502 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:57PM2.11m | 9:28AM2.32m | 9:58PM2.00m | 10:22AM2.25m | 10:59PM1.95m | 11:16AM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.57m | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:55PM0.63m | 4:00AM0.69m | 4:53PM0.64m | 4:57AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
371 | 310 | 66 | 306 | 302 | 364 | 266 | 262 | 455 | 895 | 745 | 694 | 661 | 767 | 767 | 748 | 729 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 453 | 523 | 565 | 502 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
57 | 70 | 306 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 341 | 49 | 171 | 84 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 44 | 43 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 186 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 12 | S 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 17 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
168 | 108 | 104 | 253 | 248 | 176 | 48 | 334 | 72 | 4 | 122 | 117 | 108 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 126 | 142 | 40 | 181 | 46 | 79 | 157 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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