
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
227 | 222 | 216 | 302 | 367 | 367 | 371 | 427 | 581 | 338 | 427 | 871 | 871 | 985 | 861 | 822 | 728 | 719 | 719 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:07PM2.32m | 00:49AM2.32m | 1:09PM2.43m | 1:43AM2.50m | 2:02PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.40m | 6:57AM0.46m | 7:26PM0.28m | 7:53AM0.32m | 8:14PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
202 | 170 | 164 | 302 | 367 | 367 | 371 | 427 | 581 | 338 | 427 | 871 | 871 | 985 | 861 | 822 | 728 | 719 | 719 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
227 | 222 | 216 | 112 | 93 | 67 | 94 | 94 | 33 | 212 | 191 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 38 | 52 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 7 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
82 | 82 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 54 | 16 | 33 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 103 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 102 | 42 | 13 |
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