Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 580 | 502 | 496 | 489 | 496 | 587 | 567 | 614 | 826 | 915 | 905 | 703 | 772 | 745 | 694 | 786 | 677 | 669 | 661 | 644 | 620 | 605 | 589 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:16AM2.21m | 11:56PM1.94m | 12:08PM2.21m | 00:49AM1.97m | 12:57PM2.23m | 1:37AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.62m | 5:52AM0.77m | 6:39PM0.58m | 6:43AM0.75m | 7:26PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | 6:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 580 | 502 | 496 | 489 | 496 | 587 | 567 | 614 | 826 | 915 | 905 | 703 | 772 | 745 | 694 | 786 | 677 | 669 | 661 | 644 | 620 | 605 | 589 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 157 | 42 | 107 | 27 | 68 | 108 | 110 | 152 | 149 | 189 | 192 | 182 | 242 | 242 | 199 | 192 | 196 | 196 | 189 | 185 | 178 | 178 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 119 | 29 | 110 | 27 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 92 | 57 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 67 | 93 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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