El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.1°C
2.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
302
367
367
371
427
581
338
427
871
871
985
861
822
728
719
719
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:49AM2.32m
1:09PM2.43m
1:43AM2.50m
2:02PM2.53m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.46m
7:26PM0.28m
7:53AM0.32m
8:14PM0.18m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
7
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
26
28
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
32
31
31
32
32
31
33
33
31
29
32
30
31
30
31
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