Playa Carate Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.40° N 83.36° W

Playa Carate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Carate sea temperature is
30.2° C
2.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Playa Carate today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Carate at 12PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Playa Carate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
178
207
312
377
339
330
326
402
441
573
499
382
334
367
367
362
362
362
357
250
229
222
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
0
ENE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:40AM2.69m
9:22PM2.32m
9:48AM2.64m
10:38PM2.33m
11:03AM2.66m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.72m
3:12PM0.64m
3:24AM0.79m
4:24PM0.63m
4:41AM0.79m
5:37PM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
31
29
32
33
32
32
31
29
30
30
32
32
32
30
31
31
30
31
34
33
31
33
32
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