El Carmen Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.0° C
1.9° 

El Carmen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
347
304
249
245
241
241
238
241
238
167
159
152
124
119
112
112
174
171
171
169
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:03PM2.41m
4:31AM2.43m
4:39PM2.41m
5:06AM2.48m
5:16PM2.37m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.49m
10:16PM0.29m
10:35AM0.46m
10:50PM0.30m
11:13AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:01
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
4
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
29
30
30
29
29
28
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
33
33
33
33
34
32
31
31
33
33
32
33
32
31
30
31
31
33
32
32
33
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