Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 5AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
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 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2299 | 2196 | 2171 | 2171 | 1955 | 1932 | 1638 | 1469 | 1199 | 1184 | 1040 | 978 | 859 | 859 | 740 | 551 | 508 | 425 | 431 | 431 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22PM2.00m | 8:58AM2.22m | 9:21PM1.98m | 9:52AM2.30m | 10:24PM2.00m | 10:50AM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.67m | 3:20PM0.73m | 3:25AM0.67m | 4:21PM0.63m | 4:24AM0.64m | 5:22PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2299 | 2196 | 2171 | 2171 | 1955 | 1932 | 1638 | 1469 | 1199 | 1184 | 356 | 978 | 859 | 306 | 367 | 313 | 313 | 270 | 275 | 230 | 235 | 199 | 190 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 341 | 295 | 279 | 386 | 399 | 398 | 342 | 335 | 292 | 356 | 1040 | 299 | 258 | 859 | 740 | 551 | 508 | 425 | 431 | 431 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 404 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 95 |
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