El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.2° C
1.9° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
348
309
360
355
301
301
289
253
250
250
208
171
171
171
130
123
93
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:25PM2.26m
7:52AM2.43m
8:16PM2.09m
8:41AM2.29m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.45m
2:14PM0.54m
2:20AM0.61m
3:08PM0.64m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:04
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
27
28
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
25
Feels °C
30
31
29
29
30
32
30
31
30
30
28
28
30
32
30
31
28
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