El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.3° C
1.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
163
163
210
271
303
372
307
307
331
444
254
164
164
164
280
361
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:44AM2.73m
4:59PM2.68m
5:32AM2.73m
5:48PM2.57m
Low Tide
10:27PM-0.04m
10:52AM0.18m
11:14PM0.01m
11:43AM0.23m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
28
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
32
30
29
31
34
33
33
32
30
29
29
32
32
32
32
33
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