Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
392 | 386 | 386 | 380 | 336 | 331 | 277 | 260 | 256 | 252 | 220 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 238 | 246 | 290 | 326 | 318 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:51PM2.45m | 5:10AM2.65m | 5:30PM2.40m | 5:49AM2.62m | 6:13PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.25m | 10:54PM0.26m | 11:25AM0.25m | 11:33PM0.30m | 12:08PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
392 | 386 | 386 | 380 | 336 | 331 | 277 | 260 | 256 | 252 | 220 | 216 | 64 | 85 | 75 | 75 | 49 | 241 | 196 | 164 | 193 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 51 | 49 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 238 | 241 | 290 | 40 | 318 | 260 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 6 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 84 | 113 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 194 | 246 | 28 | 326 | 44 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 95 | 95 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 102 | 244 | 67 | 2 |
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