
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
444 | 254 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 280 | 361 | 367 | 444 | 142 | 122 | 189 | 197 | 152 | 152 | 260 | 273 | 280 | 314 | 366 | 361 | 306 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:32AM2.73m | 5:48PM2.57m | 6:19AM2.67m | 6:36PM2.42m | 7:05AM2.56m | 7:25PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.23m | 00:00AM0.13m | 12:33PM0.32m | 00:46AM0.28m | 1:23PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
444 | 254 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 280 | 361 | 367 | 444 | 59 | 383 | 189 | 304 | 304 | 99 | 103 | 100 | 83 | 85 | 62 | 187 | 195 | 187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
45 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 195 | 29 | 43 | 44 | 58 | 239 | 59 | 53 | 197 | 152 | 309 | 260 | 273 | 277 | 208 | 198 | 361 | 306 | 348 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 17 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | S 14 | NW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
17 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 130 | 119 | 81 | 94 | 94 | 142 | 122 | 146 | 8 | 33 | 152 | 194 | 192 | 280 | 314 | 366 | 44 | 59 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 102 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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