
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
262 | 218 | 218 | 227 | 287 | 128 | 164 | 160 | 158 | 123 | 125 | 192 | 362 | 346 | 310 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 250 | 302 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:57PM2.38m | 6:15AM2.56m | 6:49PM2.27m | 7:09AM2.41m | 7:50PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.17m | 11:59PM0.35m | 12:38PM0.28m | 00:52AM0.47m | 1:36PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
262 | 218 | 218 | 227 | 287 | 41 | 42 | 61 | 85 | 137 | 164 | 70 | 362 | 346 | 245 | 234 | 240 | 118 | 250 | 208 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | S 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
83 | 85 | 83 | 64 | 41 | 83 | 82 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 128 | 74 | 92 | 110 | 103 | 140 | 248 | 118 | 129 | 132 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 11 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
17 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 82 | 128 | 164 | 160 | 158 | 123 | 125 | 192 | 9 | 6 | 310 | 251 | 248 | 14 | 248 | 302 | 299 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | E 3 |
— | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 221 | 243 | 306 | 264 | — | — | — | 240 | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 53 | 51 | 57 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
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