Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
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 58mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
261 | 261 | 264 | 263 | 469 | 275 | 405 | 444 | 444 | 271 | 269 | 548 | 890 | 1005 | 756 | 543 | 533 | 634 | 959 | 1070 | 1070 | 959 | 825 | 595 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:42PM2.72m | 2:21AM2.44m | 2:36PM2.79m | 3:15AM2.54m | 3:30PM2.81m | 4:08AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.34m | 8:09PM0.06m | 8:21AM0.25m | 9:02PM-0.03m | 9:16AM0.19m | 9:53PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
261 | 261 | 264 | 191 | 469 | 275 | 405 | 405 | 268 | 211 | 269 | 548 | 890 | 1005 | 756 | 543 | 273 | 634 | 959 | 1070 | 1070 | 959 | 825 | 595 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
211 | 203 | 188 | 263 | 28 | 157 | 347 | 444 | 155 | 167 | 25 | 152 | 143 | 236 | 180 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 215 | 209 | 199 | 193 | 193 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 54 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 444 | 271 | 193 | 149 | 149 | 24 | 35 | 141 | 533 | 219 | 215 | 56 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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