Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
57 | 129 | 132 | 95 | 95 | 99 | 136 | 133 | 121 | 118 | 134 | 134 | 184 | 224 | 206 | 260 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:47AM2.00m | 10:36PM1.77m | 10:55AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM0.89m | 4:25PM0.80m | 4:35AM0.93m | 5:33PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
338 | 338 | 279 | 274 | 208 | 198 | 192 | 153 | 153 | 151 | 148 | 139 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 137 | 134 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
57 | 129 | 132 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 136 | 133 | 121 | 118 | 120 | 123 | 120 | 224 | 206 | 260 | 260 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 21 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
9 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 99 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 97 | 134 | 134 | 184 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 113 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
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