El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.2° C
1.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.4
SSW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.7
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
92
93
92
92
93
92
73
178
202
123
169
220
444
444
368
271
264
467
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11PM1.96m
9:34AM2.17m
10:12PM1.86m
10:32AM2.10m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.64m
3:13AM0.74m
4:07PM0.70m
4:11AM0.83m
5:08PM0.72m
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light rain
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
32
31
30
30
31
30
29
29
29
27
28
29
28
27
29
31
29
30
28
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