
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Carmen today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 8PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
621 | 755 | 920 | 891 | 781 | 1327 | 1213 | 1213 | 1199 | 1199 | 1519 | 1398 | 1240 | 1109 | 1096 | 1096 | 1082 | 976 | 964 | 831 | 788 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:19PM2.19m | 1:59AM2.03m | 2:05PM2.27m | 2:41AM2.15m | 2:46PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.77m | 7:47PM0.53m | 7:54AM0.70m | 8:29PM0.44m | 8:38AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
553 | 755 | 920 | 891 | 781 | 1327 | 1213 | 1213 | 1199 | 1199 | 1519 | 1398 | 1240 | 1109 | 1096 | 1096 | 1082 | 976 | 964 | 831 | 788 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
621 | 455 | 293 | 293 | 393 | 41 | 168 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
66 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 41 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 95 | 56 | 13 |
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