Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
256 | 252 | 220 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 238 | 246 | 290 | 326 | 318 | 260 | 257 | 302 | 234 | 302 | 395 | 499 | 488 | 822 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30PM2.40m | 5:49AM2.62m | 6:13PM2.31m | 6:33AM2.54m | 7:01PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.25m | 11:33PM0.30m | 12:08PM0.29m | 00:15AM0.38m | 12:55PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
256 | 252 | 220 | 64 | 64 | 50 | 216 | 238 | 241 | 241 | 238 | 234 | 193 | 187 | 302 | 147 | 302 | 395 | 499 | 488 | 822 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
54 | 52 | 64 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 290 | 326 | 318 | 260 | 257 | 147 | 196 | 144 | 199 | 125 | 222 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SW 22 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 |
84 | 113 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 194 | 246 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 35 | 234 | 24 | 136 | 176 | 176 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 69 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 130 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 111 | 56 | 56 |
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