El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.2°C
2.0° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
20
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
76
75
75
83
108
150
155
81
112
112
239
245
369
531
369
239
528
786
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
0
N
10
SSE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
0
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:41PM2.23m
2:13AM2.21m
2:22PM2.33m
2:50AM2.36m
3:00PM2.40m
Low Tide
7:59PM0.48m
8:15AM0.58m
8:36PM0.39m
8:54AM0.47m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:51
 mm
1
3
5
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
28
27
26
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
34
33
34
31
31
32
33
33
32
32
32
33
32
32
33
33
32
33
33
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