Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 482 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 418 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 357 | 347 | 347 | 342 | 347 | 404 | 491 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29AM1.88m | 10:20PM1.91m | 10:39AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.98m | 3:55PM0.83m | 4:33AM0.93m | 4:56PM0.80m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 482 | 482 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 418 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 357 | 347 | 347 | 342 | 347 | 347 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 53 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 67 | 33 | 36 | 329 | 292 | 404 | 491 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 35 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 221 | 253 | 336 | 14 | 29 | 19 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 91 | 56 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
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