El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 8AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
367
444
142
122
189
197
152
152
260
273
280
314
366
361
306
348
Wind (km/h)
0
W
0
S
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:19AM2.67m
6:36PM2.42m
7:05AM2.56m
7:25PM2.26m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.13m
12:33PM0.32m
00:46AM0.28m
1:23PM0.43m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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
6:05
 mm
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
33
32
32
31
32
31
31
32
31
30
28
29
30
30
31
31
30
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