El Carmen Surf Break

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

Issued: 5 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.1° C

1.4°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (10 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1040
978
859
859
740
551
508
425
431
431
325
325
325
321
253
246
236
211
225
309
355
343
339
334
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
10
NW
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM2.30m
10:24PM2.00m
10:50AM2.40m
11:27PM2.08m
11:48AM2.51m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.67m
4:21PM0.63m
4:24AM0.64m
5:22PM0.50m
5:25AM0.56m
6:20PM0.34m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
29
28
Feels °C
29
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
29
29
32
32
31
30
30
30
31
30
32
32
31
30
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1040
978
859
859
740
551
508
425
431
140
325
325
325
321
253
246
236
204
225
154
355
343
339
222
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
220
188
155
153
125
125
133
138
169
431
127
87
85
61
57
41
40
28
211
309
151
154
198
334
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
9
8
9
9
130
216
214
211
27
24
15
14
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
Energy kJ
30
18
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
102
95
91
38
13
0
0
0
95
95
38
38
0
0
0
0
95
95
38
13
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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