
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
620 | 605 | 589 | 581 | 516 | 435 | 435 | 447 | 477 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 483 | 447 | 367 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 206 | 255 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:37AM2.02m | 1:42PM2.27m | 2:21AM2.08m | 2:25PM2.32m | 3:02AM2.14m | 3:06PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.52m | 7:30AM0.70m | 8:09PM0.45m | 8:15AM0.65m | 8:50PM0.39m | 8:57AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
620 | 605 | 589 | 581 | 516 | 435 | 435 | 447 | 477 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 483 | 447 | 367 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 206 | 203 | 206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
182 | 178 | 181 | 181 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 133 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 90 | 118 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 18 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 123 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 72 | 116 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 149 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 133 | 125 | 162 | 197 | 255 | 255 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 57 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 56 | 0 |
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