El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 12AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
488
931
881
861
951
1062
1297
1542
1303
1123
1210
1333
1420
1317
1431
1164
1041
903
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:01PM2.20m
7:24AM2.43m
7:58PM2.09m
8:25AM2.32m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.37m
1:03AM0.48m
1:51PM0.46m
2:02AM0.59m
2:57PM0.54m
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clear
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:46
5:46
 mm
2
5
3
1
1
2
1
1
5
1
2
1
4
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
28
27
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
32
32
33
32
31
33
32
32
33
32
34
31
32
32
32
32
32
33
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