
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 171 | 84 | 93 | 220 | 444 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 264 | 467 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.96m | 9:34AM2.17m | 10:12PM1.86m | 10:32AM2.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.74m | 4:07PM0.70m | 4:11AM0.83m | 5:08PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
116 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 45 | 94 | 72 | 84 | 93 | 103 | 116 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 103 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 24 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 23 | SW 21 |
93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 57 | 48 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 444 | 35 | 35 | 264 | 467 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | S 7 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | S 7 | SW 12 |
25 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 171 | 49 | 46 | 220 | 444 | 48 | 368 | 271 | 24 | 52 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 56 | 1 | 1 |
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