
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
208 | 171 | 171 | 140 | 130 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 102 | 247 | 266 | 287 | 311 | 256 | 444 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 264 | 467 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41AM2.29m | 9:11PM1.96m | 9:34AM2.17m | 10:12PM1.86m | 10:32AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.61m | 3:08PM0.64m | 3:13AM0.74m | 4:07PM0.70m | 4:11AM0.83m | 5:08PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
205 | 157 | 154 | 140 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 92 | 30 | 29 | 42 | 102 | 58 | 266 | 127 | 100 | 256 | 211 | 221 | 199 | 250 | 144 | 178 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 26 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 24 | S 7 | SW 24 | S 7 | SW 21 |
208 | 171 | 171 | 88 | 130 | 92 | 93 | 32 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 171 | 53 | 80 | 58 | 93 | 70 | 444 | 52 | 271 | 35 | 467 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | W 10 | WNW 16 | S 6 | WNW 16 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 12 | SSW 24 | SW 13 | SW 23 | SW 12 |
27 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 59 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 31 | 171 | 105 | 80 | 220 | 444 | 54 | 368 | 56 | 264 | 52 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | SSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | W 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 247 | 1 | 287 | 311 | 20 | 10 | — | 31 | 177 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 91 | 56 | 55 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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