San Carlos Point Surf Forecast

/ Gulf of Panama (24 surf breaks) /

Panama (43 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (8.47° N 79.96° W)

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San Carlos Point surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 EST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is 29.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 9PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Afternoon (31 May)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (31 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	19s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 31					Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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)	2	0	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 19	SSE 19	S 19	SSE 18	S 18	S 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	188	186	163	160	192	212	184	108	160	158	174	174	172	170	162	147	84	84	83	83	83	82	79	73
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	NE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ESE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	E	SE	SE	N	NNW	WNW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			3:53PM3.99m					4:26AM3.86m				4:31PM3.99m				5:03AM3.86m				5:08PM3.96m				5:42AM3.82m
Low Tide	9:46AM0.89m					10:10PM0.52m				10:24AM0.86m				10:48PM0.51m				11:03AM0.88m				11:26PM0.54m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—
	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	6:35
mm	—	3	1	—	—	1	1	2	3	3	4	6	2	1	2	—	—	2	3	4	3	1	1	—
Temp °C	29	29	30	29	28	28	27	27	29	30	30	28	28	27	27	27	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27
Feels °C	34	33	35	34	32	32	31	30	33	35	35	32	32	31	31	31	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	188	186	163	160	156	143	141	101	99	158	174	174	172	170	162	147	84	84	83	83	83	82	79	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	S 19	SSE 19	S 19	SSE 18	S 18	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 20
kJ	86	76	127	127	192	212	184	108	160	98	95	50	49	47	48	46	46	25	21	23	22	20	20	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 8	S 8	SSW 8	SW 8	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	S 22	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 20
kJ	3	3	2	13	5	6	16	4	4	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	9	9	9	9	30	68
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	N 2	N 3	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	114	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	4	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	5	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5

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