Punta San Carlos Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.63° N 115.51° W

Punta San Carlos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta San Carlos sea temperature is
25.7°C
5.0° 

Punta San Carlos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Punta San Carlos today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta San Carlos at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Punta San Carlos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
355
350
297
248
245
245
195
187
184
147
176
111
140
140
140
132
145
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:45PM2.08m
10:07AM2.11m
10:22PM1.92m
10:31AM2.13m
10:59PM1.74m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.42m
4:19PM0.46m
4:15AM0.57m
4:56PM0.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:50
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
23
22
21
21
20
21
24
23
23
21
20
Feels °C
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
23
22
21
21
20
21
23
20
20
19
19
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