San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

29.9°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 (15 Oct):

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

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (15 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15							Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	72	72	71	70	69	69	69	69	40	75	75	74	73	67	63	104	104	103	102	96	91	90	90
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	ENE	SE	S	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	SSE	SE	E	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	ESE	S	SSW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		6:15AM4.05m				6:43PM3.81m				6:52AM3.80m					7:24PM3.57m				7:33AM3.55m				8:10PM3.34m
Low Tide				12:29PM0.56m				00:44AM0.93m					1:08PM0.81m				1:24AM1.18m				1:52PM1.06m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	1	—	—	—	1	3	3	5	1
Temp °C	26	26	29	29	29	28	27	27	26	27	29	30	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	26	26
Feels °C	30	30	34	33	34	33	30	31	29	31	34	34	33	33	31	31	31	32	33	32	31	31	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	72	72	71	70	69	69	69	69	40	39	35	34	34	67	63	104	104	103	102	96	91	90	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 7
kJ	3	3	3	4	4	4	36	43	38	75	75	74	73	34	34	34	34	33	29	15	15	14	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 23	S 23	S 22	S 21	S 21	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 12
kJ	—	11	10	9	9	36	1	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	1	1	4	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 7	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	—	WSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	111	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	105	71	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	6	5	4	6	8

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