Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 500 | 379 | 373 | 363 | 357 | 347 | 304 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 241 | 238 | 241 | 238 | 167 | 159 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:56AM2.36m | 4:03PM2.41m | 4:31AM2.43m | 4:39PM2.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.31m | 9:58AM0.49m | 10:16PM0.29m | 10:35AM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 500 | 379 | 373 | 363 | 357 | 347 | 304 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 241 | 238 | 241 | 238 | 167 | 159 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 71 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 67 | 91 | 91 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 102 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 1 |
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