
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 229 | 229 | 353 | 101 | 83 | 99 | 222 | 371 | 293 | 269 | 184 | 253 | 181 | 178 | 232 | 246 | 249 | 196 | 125 | 163 | 163 | 220 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:26PM2.63m | 2:08AM2.41m | 2:24PM2.71m | 3:03AM2.56m | 3:18PM2.75m | 3:55AM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.41m | 7:54PM0.13m | 8:09AM0.30m | 8:48PM0.03m | 9:06AM0.21m | 9:38PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
225 | 229 | 229 | 353 | 161 | 215 | 157 | 222 | 371 | 293 | 269 | 184 | 253 | 181 | 178 | 232 | 246 | 249 | 113 | 125 | 111 | 113 | 220 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
32 | 188 | 186 | 21 | 101 | 83 | 99 | 87 | 19 | 18 | 87 | 87 | 154 | 88 | 88 | 99 | 54 | 82 | 196 | 72 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 116 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
134 | 30 | 20 | 92 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 45 | 122 | 111 | 152 | 88 | 154 | 111 | 109 | 16 | 9 | 174 | 112 | 84 | 119 | 51 | 91 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 57 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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