San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

29.7°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s 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 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 17
Wave Graph
kJ	85	83	82	80	78	76	74	73	73	72	72	71	70	70	74	80	80	80	79	40	38	38	38	37	37	38	93
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	W	SSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:14AM3.70m					10:02PM3.76m				10:30AM3.57m				11:15PM3.77m				11:46AM3.57m				00:20AM3.88m
Low Tide		2:58AM1.04m				3:31PM0.88m					4:16AM1.16m				4:45PM1.01m				5:35AM1.11m				5:58PM1.02m				6:42AM0.95m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	5:57
mm	—	—	—	1	4	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	26	27	27	26	25	24	24	25
Feels °C	29	29	30	31	30	29	28	28	28	28	28	30	29	29	29	28	27	26	25	28	29	28	29	27	25	24	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 17
kJ	85	83	82	80	78	76	74	73	73	72	72	71	70	70	74	80	16	24	24	15	12	38	38	37	37	38	93
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	—	SE 4	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 7
kJ	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	1	—	3	80	80	79	40	38	8	8	8	31	30	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	N 3	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 18	SSW 7	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 7	S 7	—
kJ	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	25	6	6	9	—	—	—	1	1	9	9	8	7	7	37	32	31	4	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	W 3	WSW 3	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4
kJ	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	2	3	12	27	16	32	25	7	11	18	18
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	105	105	0	76	76	76	138	108	366	0	3	108	76	71
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3				1	1	2	3	3	3		1	2	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	3		1	2	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	6

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