Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 2PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
485
596
588
451
444
437
431
431
424
424
369
315
310
306
310
251
207
303
303
186
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:31PM2.39m
2:48AM2.61m
3:09PM2.47m
3:24AM2.71m
3:48PM2.51m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.36m
8:34PM0.33m
9:02AM0.23m
9:11PM0.25m
9:41AM0.13m
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:28
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5:28
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5:34
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5:32
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1
5
8
12
9
1
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1
2
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1
1
3
Temp °C
26
28
28
27
27
26
25
24
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
32
31
30
31
30
29
28
29
30
29
28
29
30
29
30
31
32
31
30
31
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