El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.5° C
2.2° 

El Carmen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Carmen today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
350
350
356
55
54
430
56
57
129
132
95
95
99
136
133
121
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:45AM2.09m
9:25PM1.81m
9:47AM2.00m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.78m
3:18PM0.75m
3:25AM0.89m
4:25PM0.80m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
 mm
6
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
33
33
31
31
32
32
32
33
33
33
31
31
32
32
32
33
32
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