
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 11PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
729 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 509 | 523 | 580 | 502 | 496 | 489 | 496 | 587 | 567 | 614 | 826 | 915 | 905 | 781 | 772 | 745 | 694 | 786 | 677 | 669 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.95m | 11:16AM2.21m | 11:56PM1.94m | 12:08PM2.21m | 00:49AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.64m | 4:57AM0.76m | 5:49PM0.62m | 5:52AM0.77m | 6:39PM0.58m | 6:43AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
729 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 509 | 523 | 580 | 502 | 496 | 489 | 496 | 587 | 567 | 614 | 826 | 915 | 905 | 781 | 772 | 745 | 694 | 786 | 677 | 669 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
41 | 41 | 40 | 186 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 157 | 42 | 107 | 27 | 68 | 108 | 110 | 152 | 149 | 189 | 192 | 178 | 242 | 242 | 246 | 192 | 196 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 17 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 |
99 | 126 | 142 | 40 | 83 | 46 | 119 | 29 | 110 | 27 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 92 | 57 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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