
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
528 | 528 | 459 | 393 | 370 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 215 | 215 | 257 | 310 | 371 | 310 | 306 | 306 | 302 | 364 | 341 | 334 | 455 | 895 | 745 | 694 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39AM2.51m | 7:58PM2.25m | 8:33AM2.41m | 8:57PM2.11m | 9:28AM2.32m | 9:58PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.28m | 1:56PM0.49m | 2:10AM0.44m | 2:55PM0.57m | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:55PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | 6:02 | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
528 | 528 | 459 | 393 | 285 | 277 | 261 | 257 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 310 | 371 | 310 | 66 | 81 | 79 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 455 | 895 | 745 | 694 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
36 | 35 | 32 | 255 | 370 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 194 | 32 | 257 | 168 | 57 | 70 | 306 | 306 | 302 | 364 | 266 | 262 | 65 | 89 | 72 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | S 15 | SSW 19 | WSW 6 |
97 | 11 | 127 | 10 | 50 | 31 | 17 | 70 | 48 | 152 | 48 | 45 | 138 | 108 | 104 | 253 | 248 | 176 | 341 | 334 | 171 | 4 | 122 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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