
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 2AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
777 | 777 | 588 | 575 | 394 | 371 | 366 | 492 | 567 | 643 | 567 | 498 | 511 | 575 | 663 | 385 | 365 | 666 | 773 | 783 | 783 | 763 | 572 | 550 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:01AM2.65m | 5:15PM2.69m | 5:54AM2.64m | 6:08PM2.56m | 6:46AM2.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM-0.05m | 11:06AM0.21m | 11:35PM0.02m | 12:02PM0.29m | 00:26AM0.13m | 12:58PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
777 | 777 | 588 | 575 | 297 | 371 | 366 | 492 | 567 | 643 | 567 | 498 | 511 | 575 | 663 | 385 | 365 | 666 | 773 | 783 | 783 | 763 | 572 | 550 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 |
186 | 181 | 131 | 129 | 394 | 253 | 246 | 298 | 286 | 252 | 240 | 240 | 189 | 186 | 173 | 132 | 121 | 102 | 70 | 66 | 45 | 66 | 64 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SSW 10 |
19 | 181 | 161 | 159 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 252 | 290 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 22 | 97 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 95 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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