Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rancho San Carlos today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rancho San Carlos at 5AM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rancho San Carlos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 614 | 621 | 811 | 819 | 655 | 547 | 647 | 737 | 737 | 745 | 754 | 864 | 854 | 737 | 694 | 661 | 567 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.19m | 4:33PM1.23m | 7:28AM1.22m | 5:32PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.53m | 12:17PM1.10m | 00:21AM0.43m | 12:16PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 614 | 614 | 621 | 811 | 819 | 655 | 547 | 647 | 737 | 737 | 745 | 754 | 864 | 854 | 737 | 694 | 661 | 567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 117 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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