Playa Carate Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.40° N 83.36° W

Playa Carate WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Carate sea temperature is
30.5° C
2.2° 

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


Playa Carate surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with 589 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Carate this week:

The surf forecast for Playa Carate over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa Carate in the next 16 days are 1.1m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9AM (Wed 15th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 14s
Best Surf12AM (Thu 16th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 16s
Most Powerful 3AM (Thu 16th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Carate over the next 16 days.


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