
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
221 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 181 | 171 | 192 | 246 | 304 | 304 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:53AM2.77m | 4:14PM2.58m | 4:32AM2.73m | 4:54PM2.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.12m | 10:08AM0.10m | 10:19PM0.16m | 10:48AM0.14m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
221 | 76 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
74 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 100 | 74 | 73 | 192 | 246 | 304 | 304 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
49 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 68 | 133 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 181 | 171 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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