El Carmen Surf Break

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
29.6° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
767
748
729
447
435
429
509
523
565
502
496
496
496
587
567
614
826
915
905
781
772
745
694
786
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:22AM2.25m
10:59PM1.95m
11:16AM2.21m
11:56PM1.94m
12:08PM2.21m
00:49AM1.97m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.64m
4:57AM0.76m
5:49PM0.62m
5:52AM0.77m
6:39PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
32
31
29
28
30
31
31
31
32
31
31
29
31
32
32
31
32
33
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Energy kJ
767
748
729
447
435
429
509
523
565
502
496
496
496
587
567
614
826
915
905
781
772
745
694
786
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Energy kJ
44
42
41
41
40
186
28
29
29
157
42
107
27
68
108
110
152
149
189
192
182
242
242
246
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
8
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
22
Energy kJ
98
99
99
126
142
40
83
46
79
29
110
27
67
64
65
92
57
31
14
31
52
26
26
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
6
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
67
38
38
0
0
0
0
0
1
113
19
3
0
0
0
0
85
95
57
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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