El Carmen Surf Break
Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for El Carmen

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.2° C

1.5°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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 12AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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)
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2647
2564
2299
2196
2171
1978
1955
1932
1638
1469
1199
1184
1040
1040
859
859
740
551
508
425
431
431
325
325
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
E
5
E
5
E
0
SE
10
SW
5
NW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
N
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
8:22PM2.00m
8:58AM2.22m
9:21PM1.98m
9:52AM2.30m
10:24PM2.00m
10:50AM2.40m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.78m
2:31AM0.67m
3:20PM0.73m
3:25AM0.67m
4:21PM0.63m
4:24AM0.64m
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
5
15
25
9
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
Feels °C
28
29
28
29
28
27
28
27
28
29
27
28
28
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
W
9
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
2647
2564
2299
2196
2171
1978
494
1932
1638
1469
1199
1184
1040
1040
859
859
740
225
190
194
194
186
144
109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
WNW
8
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
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
Energy kJ
370
361
353
295
279
251
1955
435
381
278
279
292
230
165
134
215
210
551
508
425
431
431
325
325
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WSW
9
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
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
11
20
32
106
138
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
8
Energy kJ
403
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
244
113
56
51
51
51
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
0
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
95
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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