Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 3PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
859 | 859 | 740 | 551 | 508 | 425 | 431 | 431 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 246 | 236 | 211 | 225 | 309 | 355 | 343 | 339 | 334 | 264 | 525 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:52AM2.30m | 10:24PM2.00m | 10:50AM2.40m | 11:27PM2.08m | 11:48AM2.51m | 00:28AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.63m | 4:24AM0.64m | 5:22PM0.50m | 5:25AM0.56m | 6:20PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
859 | 859 | 740 | 551 | 508 | 425 | 431 | 431 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 246 | 236 | 204 | 225 | 154 | 355 | 343 | 339 | 222 | 257 | 525 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 |
155 | 153 | 125 | 125 | 133 | 135 | 129 | 103 | 92 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 211 | 309 | 151 | 154 | 198 | 334 | 264 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | S 8 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 130 | 216 | 214 | 211 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 18 | 27 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 95 | 91 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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