
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
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 32mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
773 | 783 | 783 | 763 | 572 | 550 | 535 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 459 | 393 | 370 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 215 | 215 | 257 | 310 | 371 | 310 | 306 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 6:46AM2.58m | 7:02PM2.40m | 7:39AM2.51m | 7:58PM2.25m | 8:33AM2.41m | 8:57PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.13m | 12:58PM0.39m | 1:17AM0.28m | 1:56PM0.49m | 2:10AM0.44m | 2:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | 6:02 | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
773 | 783 | 783 | 763 | 572 | 550 | 535 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 459 | 393 | 285 | 277 | 261 | 257 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 310 | 371 | 310 | 306 | 306 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
70 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 57 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 255 | 370 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 194 | 36 | 257 | 43 | 55 | 52 | 66 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 |
45 | 44 | 41 | 22 | 97 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 97 | 133 | 127 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 70 | 33 | 152 | 45 | 168 | 168 | 108 | 104 | 253 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 102 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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