
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
253 | 212 | 208 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 82 | 104 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 73 | 92 | 90 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 55 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:54PM2.31m | 6:18AM2.50m | 6:35PM2.23m | 6:59AM2.47m | 7:21PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.43m | 11:59PM0.38m | 12:33PM0.45m | 00:38AM0.44m | 1:19PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
253 | 212 | 69 | 69 | 91 | 144 | 169 | 165 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 105 | 105 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
66 | 66 | 208 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 82 | 104 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 38 | 73 | 73 | 92 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
19 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 37 | 55 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 95 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 143 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 102 |
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