Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 6PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 190 | 186 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 234 | 227 | 154 | 155 | 199 | 155 | 332 | 354 | 441 | 526 | 621 | 520 | 504 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10AM2.18m | 7:43PM1.93m | 8:01AM2.04m | 8:43PM1.81m | 9:03AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.64m | 1:44AM0.81m | 2:31PM0.76m | 2:44AM0.92m | 3:39PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 441 | 526 | 621 | 520 | 66 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 126 | 120 | 332 | 354 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 504 | 452 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 143 | 190 | 186 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 234 | 227 | 154 | 155 | 199 | 155 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 93 | 102 | 56 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 95 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 2 | 0 |
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