Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
136 | 133 | 121 | 118 | 120 | 134 | 184 | 224 | 206 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 258 | 258 | 199 | 252 | 241 | 295 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.77m | 10:55AM1.98m | 11:47PM1.81m | 12:00PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.80m | 4:35AM0.93m | 5:33PM0.77m | 5:44AM0.90m | 6:31PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
192 | 153 | 153 | 151 | 148 | 139 | 134 | 134 | 136 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 126 | 99 | 99 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
136 | 133 | 121 | 118 | 120 | 123 | 120 | 224 | 206 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 258 | 258 | 199 | 252 | 241 | 295 | 330 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SE 4 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
60 | 60 | 60 | 97 | 7 | 134 | 184 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 57 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 38 | 0 |
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