
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 1PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1059 | 940 | 791 | 817 | 996 | 974 | 962 | 962 | 1062 | 1213 | 621 | 755 | 920 | 891 | 781 | 1327 | 1087 | 1213 | 1199 | 1199 | 1519 | 1398 | 1240 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.86m | 12:28PM2.12m | 1:12AM1.93m | 1:19PM2.19m | 1:59AM2.03m | 2:05PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.84m | 7:01PM0.62m | 7:06AM0.77m | 7:47PM0.53m | 7:54AM0.70m | 8:29PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1059 | 940 | 791 | 817 | 996 | 974 | 962 | 962 | 1062 | 1213 | 553 | 755 | 920 | 891 | 781 | 1327 | 1087 | 1213 | 1199 | 1199 | 1519 | 1398 | 1240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
57 | 47 | 44 | 133 | 46 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 621 | 455 | 293 | 293 | 393 | 41 | 168 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
82 | 59 | 58 | 42 | 52 | 282 | 162 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 61 | 42 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 102 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 2 | 0 |
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