
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
596 | 588 | 451 | 444 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 424 | 369 | 315 | 310 | 306 | 310 | 251 | 207 | 303 | 303 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:31PM2.39m | 2:48AM2.61m | 3:09PM2.47m | 3:24AM2.71m | 3:48PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.33m | 9:02AM0.23m | 9:11PM0.25m | 9:41AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
596 | 588 | 451 | 444 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 424 | 369 | 315 | 310 | 256 | 248 | 207 | 207 | 169 | 169 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
36 | 39 | 41 | 59 | 69 | 64 | 40 | 58 | 41 | 90 | 267 | 310 | 306 | 310 | 251 | 206 | 302 | 198 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
78 | 70 | 68 | 43 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 290 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 22 | 66 | 66 | 303 | 303 | 184 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 24 | 0 |
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