
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
463 | 377 | 491 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 472 | 465 | 351 | 408 | 372 | 180 | 173 | 437 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 158 | 107 | 142 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17PM2.22m | 1:31AM2.53m | 2:00PM2.35m | 2:12AM2.68m | 2:42PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.47m | 7:16PM0.49m | 7:52AM0.28m | 7:58PM0.36m | 8:33AM0.13m | 8:40PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
463 | 377 | 491 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 472 | 465 | 351 | 408 | 372 | 180 | 173 | 437 | 115 | 115 | 137 | 157 | 157 | 161 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
192 | 195 | 7 | 102 | 91 | 121 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 156 | 156 | 36 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 158 | 107 | 142 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | W 13 | W 9 | W 12 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 12 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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