Surf Forecasts:
Rancho San Carlos surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 12 Nov, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 22 Nov, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, SSW swell with 742 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 10 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rancho San Carlos this week:
The surf forecast for Rancho San Carlos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 10) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rancho San Carlos in the next 16 days are 1.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 22) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 19s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 15) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Tue 10th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 12th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 22nd Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rancho San Carlos over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 203 | 261 | 203 | 200 | 186 | 255 | 295 | 519 | 188 | 334 | 498 | 357 | 546 | 491 | 384 | 356 | 273 | 198 | 195 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.75m | 9:29PM1.24m | 8:25AM1.71m | 10:01PM1.16m | 8:47AM1.65m | 10:37PM1.07m | 9:10AM1.58m | 11:26PM1.00m | 9:31AM1.48m | 1:08AM0.96m | 9:51AM1.37m | 10:08AM1.24m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.12m | 2:15AM0.78m | 3:33PM0.18m | 2:32AM0.81m | 4:04PM0.27m | 2:47AM0.85m | 4:39PM0.37m | 2:57AM0.90m | 5:22PM0.48m | 2:42AM0.96m | 6:21PM0.57m | 7:53PM0.64m | |||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 200 | 203 | 261 | 214 | 200 | 186 | 149 | 295 | 519 | 188 | 334 | 498 | 447 | 596 | 537 | 449 | 356 | 1186 | 771 | 674 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 196 | 226 | 203 | 206 | 156 | 255 | 151 | 180 | 154 | 114 | 103 | 357 | 546 | 491 | 384 | 316 | 273 | 198 | 195 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NW 22 | WNW 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 44 | 178 | 116 | 114 | 35 | 172 | 106 | 27 | 114 | 27 | 26 | 122 | 664 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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