San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

30.1°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 3PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s
Evening (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 22					Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 18	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	172	162	153	149	203	201	198	142	142	140	184	109	106	106	125	188	196	196	95	73	120
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	S	S	SSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	SW	S	ENE	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		12:52PM3.36m					1:17AM3.68m				1:41PM3.61m				1:59AM3.98m				2:24PM3.88m
Low Tide					7:03PM1.19m				7:36AM1.04m				7:48PM0.96m				8:18AM0.70m				8:30PM0.72m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	4	2	1	2	2	1	2	5	4	2	—
Temp °C	28	30	30	28	27	27	26	27	29	28	29	28	27	26	26	27	28	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	32	34	34	32	30	31	29	31	34	32	34	34	32	30	29	32	32	33	33	32	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	172	162	153	149	203	201	198	142	142	140	184	109	106	106	125	188	196	196	95	73	120
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 20	S 10	S 6	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSW 6	SSW 3	SSW 6	SSW 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 12
kJ	33	33	33	33	3	3	38	74	37	8	2	103	102	59	3	1	3	28	28	47	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	SSE 6	S 21	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 5	SE 20	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	1	1	4	9	—	3	3	1	15	—	2	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 3	—	—	NNW 3	SSW 6	WSW 6	W 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 2	—	—	—	—	N 2
kJ	—	2	—	—	3	3	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1
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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	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	9	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5

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