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Lat Long: 9.62° N 85.15° W

El Carmen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.2°C
2.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
431
431
424
424
369
315
310
306
310
251
207
303
303
186
178
258
171
169
252
307
252
197
Wind (km/h)
10
E
0
ENE
0
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
0
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:48AM2.61m
3:09PM2.47m
3:24AM2.71m
3:48PM2.51m
4:03AM2.76m
4:28PM2.51m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.23m
9:11PM0.25m
9:41AM0.13m
9:49PM0.21m
10:20AM0.09m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:28
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5:28
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5:32
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5:32
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5:31
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 mm
3
1
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1
1
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2
3
3
1
1
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1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
29
30
30
29
30
29
30
32
30
31
33
32
32
30
31
32
30
30
32
31
31
32
31
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