San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

29.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (04 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	80	80	79	40	38	38	37	37	37	38	93	87	86	84	80	75	74	73	71	68	66	64	63	62	61	59	58
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	W	W	WNW	NNW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	NE	SE	SSE	S	SW	WNW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide					11:46AM3.57m				00:20AM3.88m				12:52PM3.68m					1:16AM4.01m				1:48PM3.82m				2:04AM4.13m
Low Tide			5:35AM1.11m				5:58PM1.02m				6:42AM0.95m				6:59PM0.94m					7:37AM0.75m				7:51PM0.84m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	5:57
mm	—	—	—	—	1	2	5	2	—	—	—	1	4	10	9	4	1	1	—	—	4	5	4	3	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	27	28	27	25	25	25	25	26	28	28	27	26	26	24	25	25
Feels °C	30	29	30	33	31	31	31	31	29	30	31	31	32	31	27	27	28	28	30	33	32	31	29	30	27	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 5	SSE 13
kJ	80	80	79	40	38	38	37	37	37	38	93	87	86	84	80	75	74	73	71	68	66	64	63	62	61	13	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 18	S 3	S 4	SSE 13	SSW 5
kJ	—	1	3	6	6	6	6	3	7	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	6	3	4	59	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 20	S 20	S 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 11	—	—	—	W 3	—	S 18	S 18	S 7	S 6	S 19	SE 4
kJ	1	1	8	7	7	36	32	31	31	30	—	—	—	—	11	10	—	—	—	1	—	6	25	4	3	7	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WNW 3	—	—	S 7	SSW 3	—	—	W 3
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	2	1	2	—	—	15	4	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	76	361	603	76	0	0	0	0	0	14	71	14	14	0	0	0	0	76	7	76	76	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama	Playa Venao	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito			Playa Mojon	Playa Mojon	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Destiladeros	Playa Mojon	Playa Mojon	Playa Venao	Playa Venao	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Playa Mojon	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3			1	1	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3			1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	4	5	9	9	8	7

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