Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 127 | 125 | 169 | 198 | 191 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 108 | 150 | 155 | 93 | 75 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:54PM2.12m | 1:33AM2.06m | 1:41PM2.23m | 2:13AM2.21m | 2:22PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.82m | 7:19PM0.59m | 7:32AM0.71m | 7:59PM0.48m | 8:15AM0.58m | 8:36PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
73 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 198 | 191 | 45 | 40 | 51 | 66 | 100 | 117 | 114 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 56 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
211 | 127 | 125 | 169 | 47 | 46 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 108 | 150 | 155 | 76 | 38 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
37 | 38 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 56 | 83 | 52 | 54 | 76 | 81 | 75 | 76 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 56 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 106 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 85 | 13 | 0 |
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