
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 10AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 154 | 316 | 370 | 370 | 366 | 362 | 350 | 346 | 334 | 381 | 427 | 367 | 367 | 416 | 421 | 437 | 567 | 648 | 353 | 527 | 567 | 553 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:54AM2.78m | 3:24PM2.52m | 3:37AM2.82m | 4:09PM2.55m | 4:23AM2.80m | 4:56PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.03m | 9:24PM0.19m | 9:59AM-0.02m | 10:09PM0.18m | 10:44AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
125 | 106 | 101 | 106 | 106 | 133 | 133 | 162 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 427 | 367 | 367 | 416 | 421 | 437 | 567 | 648 | 353 | 527 | 567 | 553 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
110 | 154 | 316 | 370 | 370 | 366 | 362 | 350 | 346 | 334 | 381 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
29 | 117 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 197 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
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