Playa Carate Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.40° N 83.36° W

Playa Carate WaveFinder

Issued: 5 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Carate sea temperature is
30.2°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 12 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 15 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 447 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW 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 Saturday (Sep 12) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa Carate in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Sat 12th Sep)2.5ft (0.8m) 14s
Best Surf 9PM (Tue 15th Sep)3ft (0.9m) 16s
Most Powerful 6AM (Wed 16th Sep)3ft (0.9m) 16s

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


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