El Carmen Surf Break

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
29.8° C

1.2°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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9AM is: 0.8m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)21s
Afternoon (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)4ft (1.2m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
756
543
533
634
959
1070
1070
959
825
595
623
609
694
686
777
777
588
575
394
371
366
492
567
567
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
0
ESE
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
0
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:15AM2.54m
3:30PM2.81m
4:08AM2.62m
4:23PM2.78m
5:01AM2.65m
5:15PM2.69m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.19m
9:53PM-0.07m
10:11AM0.17m
10:44PM-0.05m
11:06AM0.21m
11:35PM0.02m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
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6:00
6:01
6:01
6:01
 mm
2
5
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
30
30
31
31
31
30
30
32
31
31
31
31
32
32
30
30
31
31
32
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
756
543
273
634
959
1070
1070
959
825
595
623
609
694
686
777
777
588
575
297
371
366
492
567
567
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
180
141
533
219
215
215
209
199
193
193
190
172
175
183
186
181
131
129
394
253
246
298
303
267
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.6
SW
13
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
S
14
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
Energy kJ
36
142
34
34
35
50
50
48
32
32
29
28
28
19
19
181
161
159
18
18
18
35
60
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
51
95
38
38
3
13
0
0
0
0
3
0
13
0
0
0
13
67
38
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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