Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 1PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2171 | 2171 | 1955 | 1932 | 1813 | 1469 | 1199 | 1184 | 1040 | 1040 | 859 | 859 | 740 | 544 | 508 | 425 | 431 | 431 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58AM2.22m | 9:21PM1.98m | 9:52AM2.30m | 10:24PM2.00m | 10:50AM2.40m | 11:27PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.67m | 3:20PM0.73m | 3:25AM0.67m | 4:21PM0.63m | 4:24AM0.64m | 5:22PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | 6:00 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
2171 | 2171 | 1955 | 1932 | 1813 | 1469 | 1199 | 1184 | 1040 | 1040 | 859 | 859 | 740 | 544 | 508 | 425 | 431 | 431 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
279 | 335 | 357 | 351 | 343 | 279 | 230 | 201 | 220 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 122 | 153 | 160 | 162 | 158 | 129 | 126 | 112 | 87 | 85 | 62 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 130 | 216 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 38 | 19 | 0 |
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