El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
29.9° C
1.8° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 1AM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
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
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
920
891
781
1327
1213
1213
1199
1199
1519
1398
1240
1109
1096
1096
1082
976
964
842
788
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:19PM2.19m
1:59AM2.03m
2:05PM2.27m
2:41AM2.15m
2:46PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.53m
7:54AM0.70m
8:29PM0.44m
8:38AM0.62m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:02
6:02
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
31
32
32
31
29
32
31
33
32
32
31
31
30
33
33
32
31
32
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