
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 206 | 255 | 255 | 540 | 510 | 644 | 298 | 534 | 492 | 376 | 508 | 432 | 427 | 367 | 371 | 349 | 266 | 382 | 382 | 422 | 377 | 404 | 354 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM2.36m | 3:42AM2.20m | 3:46PM2.38m | 4:21AM2.25m | 4:24PM2.37m | 4:59AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.60m | 9:29PM0.35m | 9:38AM0.58m | 10:07PM0.33m | 10:18AM0.57m | 10:43PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | 6:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 11 |
305 | 206 | 203 | 206 | 540 | 510 | 644 | 81 | 534 | 492 | 376 | 508 | 432 | 427 | 367 | 371 | 349 | 210 | 382 | 382 | 377 | 377 | 177 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SW 15 |
80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 90 | 80 | 83 | 298 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 346 | 116 | 128 | 141 | 214 | 266 | 185 | 182 | 178 | 175 | 404 | 309 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 13 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 16 |
157 | 197 | 255 | 255 | 252 | 235 | 82 | 227 | 214 | 163 | 280 | 260 | 116 | 251 | 259 | 228 | 369 | 176 | 232 | 311 | 422 | 329 | 255 | 354 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 69 | 42 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 67 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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