
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
437 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 424 | 369 | 315 | 310 | 306 | 310 | 251 | 207 | 303 | 303 | 186 | 178 | 258 | 171 | 169 | 252 | 307 | 252 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:48AM2.61m | 3:09PM2.47m | 3:24AM2.71m | 3:48PM2.51m | 4:03AM2.76m | 4:28PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.23m | 9:11PM0.25m | 9:41AM0.13m | 9:49PM0.21m | 10:20AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 |
437 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 424 | 369 | 315 | 310 | 256 | 248 | 207 | 207 | 169 | 169 | 139 | 139 | 258 | 99 | 151 | 139 | 307 | 252 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
46 | 55 | 41 | 246 | 92 | 290 | 267 | 310 | 306 | 310 | 251 | 206 | 302 | 198 | 186 | 178 | 134 | 171 | 169 | 252 | 167 | 167 | 162 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 |
246 | 246 | 246 | 26 | 246 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 46 | 303 | 303 | 38 | 88 | 88 | 106 | 79 | 171 | 70 | 107 | 197 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 67 | 38 | 0 |
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