
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 2PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
122 | 189 | 197 | 152 | 152 | 265 | 273 | 280 | 314 | 366 | 361 | 306 | 348 | 309 | 360 | 355 | 301 | 301 | 248 | 253 | 250 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:19AM2.67m | 6:36PM2.42m | 7:05AM2.56m | 7:25PM2.26m | 7:52AM2.43m | 8:16PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.32m | 00:46AM0.28m | 1:23PM0.43m | 1:32AM0.45m | 2:14PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
383 | 57 | 304 | 304 | 309 | 265 | 273 | 277 | 208 | 198 | 195 | 187 | 187 | 309 | 360 | 355 | 301 | 228 | 248 | 253 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 |
57 | 189 | 197 | 152 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 62 | 366 | 50 | 64 | 348 | 184 | 180 | 134 | 132 | 301 | 134 | 137 | 250 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 14 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | W 11 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 17 |
122 | 146 | 2 | 33 | 152 | 152 | 192 | 280 | 314 | 50 | 361 | 306 | 66 | 51 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 69 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 38 | 55 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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