El Carmen Surf Break

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
29.7° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

El Carmen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Carmen today (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 11PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
385
365
666
773
783
783
763
572
550
535
528
528
528
459
393
370
370
375
307
215
215
257
310
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
S
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
NE
0
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
0
E
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
6:08PM2.56m
6:46AM2.58m
7:02PM2.40m
7:39AM2.51m
7:58PM2.25m
8:33AM2.41m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.29m
00:26AM0.13m
12:58PM0.39m
1:17AM0.28m
1:56PM0.49m
2:10AM0.44m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
28
28
Feels °C
33
32
32
31
32
32
32
33
32
31
32
32
32
32
33
32
31
32
31
31
31
30
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
663
385
365
666
773
783
783
763
572
550
535
528
528
528
459
393
285
277
261
257
215
215
171
310
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
S
7
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
173
179
121
100
70
66
65
66
57
134
134
134
36
35
32
255
370
370
375
307
194
36
257
168
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
7
0.5
SW
18
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
26
252
290
44
45
44
41
22
97
38
37
35
97
133
127
48
33
31
48
70
36
152
46
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
102
19
0
0
0
0
0
93
95
24
0
0
0
0
0
102
102
19
0
13
0
0
0
95
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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