
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 3AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
581 | 514 | 507 | 500 | 422 | 363 | 352 | 295 | 290 | 286 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 238 | 227 | 222 | 216 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:55AM2.25m | 11:44PM2.15m | 12:07PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.68m | 5:26PM0.51m | 5:52AM0.60m | 6:31PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
581 | 514 | 507 | 500 | 422 | 363 | 352 | 295 | 290 | 286 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 202 | 202 | 170 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
102 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 66 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 209 | 207 | 246 | 238 | 227 | 222 | 216 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | S 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | S 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 96 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 157 | 21 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 82 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 56 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 102 |
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