
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
119 | 112 | 112 | 136 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 269 | 257 | 253 | 212 | 208 | 171 | 168 | 138 | 151 | 158 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 38 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:06AM2.48m | 5:16PM2.37m | 5:40AM2.50m | 5:54PM2.31m | 6:18AM2.50m | 6:35PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.44m | 11:23PM0.33m | 11:52AM0.43m | 11:59PM0.38m | 12:33PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
116 | 112 | 112 | 88 | 171 | 34 | 35 | 52 | 269 | 257 | 253 | 212 | 69 | 86 | 94 | 133 | 151 | 158 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 140 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
119 | 97 | 32 | 136 | 31 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 208 | 171 | 168 | 138 | 82 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 38 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
22 | 109 | 107 | 32 | 87 | 67 | 69 | 98 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 93 | 102 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 102 | 24 | 0 |
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