Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 6AM is: 1.1m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
931 | 943 | 1071 | 951 | 2487 | 1771 | 2647 | 2564 | 2299 | 2196 | 2171 | 2171 | 1955 | 1932 | 1813 | 1321 | 1199 | 1054 | 1040 | 978 | 859 | 859 | 740 | 551 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:08AM2.18m | 8:22PM2.00m | 8:58AM2.22m | 9:21PM1.98m | 9:52AM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.63m | 2:22PM0.78m | 2:31AM0.67m | 3:20PM0.73m | 3:25AM0.67m | 4:21PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
mm | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 |
561 | 553 | 949 | 893 | 603 | 460 | 2647 | 2564 | 2299 | 2196 | 2171 | 757 | 878 | 705 | 617 | 540 | 473 | 413 | 359 | 357 | 257 | 859 | 740 | 225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 15 |
589 | 943 | 553 | 545 | 2487 | 1771 | 394 | 439 | — | — | 2171 | 2171 | 1955 | 1932 | 1813 | 1321 | 1199 | 1054 | 1040 | 978 | 859 | 209 | 204 | 551 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 |
255 | 76 | 1071 | 951 | 384 | 450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
931 | 828 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 592 | 824 | 819 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 58 | 105 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 244 | 1 | 56 | 105 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 57 |
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