
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 11PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
412 | 539 | 788 | 778 | 666 | 666 | 604 | 566 | 449 | 515 | 394 | 425 | 474 | 589 | 463 | 377 | 491 | 272 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:07AM2.18m | 12:31PM2.09m | 00:50AM2.36m | 1:17PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.72m | 6:26AM0.65m | 6:34PM0.61m | 7:10AM0.47m | 7:16PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
412 | 539 | 788 | 778 | 666 | 666 | 604 | 566 | 449 | 515 | 394 | 425 | 474 | 589 | 463 | 377 | 491 | 272 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
172 | 170 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 127 | 12 | 11 | 249 | 246 | 243 | 159 | 113 | 9 | 150 | 195 | 7 | 102 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 6 | SSW 20 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
32 | 20 | 4 | 75 | 127 | 12 | 75 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 0 |
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