Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
339 | 334 | 264 | 525 | 512 | 499 | 480 | 387 | 377 | 377 | 301 | 372 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 263 | 469 | 275 | 405 | 444 | 444 | 214 | 213 | 548 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:28AM2.19m | 12:46PM2.62m | 1:26AM2.31m | 1:42PM2.72m | 2:21AM2.44m | 2:36PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.34m | 6:26AM0.46m | 7:15PM0.19m | 7:24AM0.34m | 8:09PM0.06m | 8:21AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 21 |
339 | 198 | 257 | 525 | 512 | 499 | 480 | 387 | 377 | 377 | 301 | 372 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 191 | 469 | 275 | 405 | 405 | 80 | 63 | 50 | 548 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 |
198 | 334 | 264 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 243 | 31 | 211 | 203 | 188 | 263 | 54 | 157 | 31 | 55 | 268 | 214 | 213 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 26 | S 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 15 | SW 23 | SSW 14 |
17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 107 | 106 | 31 | 104 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 105 | 18 | 347 | 444 | 444 | 167 | 193 | 152 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 55 |
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