San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 11AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	20s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	19s
Evening (16 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 17	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	40	75	75	74	73	67	63	104	104	103	102	96	91	90	90	140	142	153	149	147	146	144	127
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	SSE	E	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSW	W	NW	ENE	SE	SSW	S	ESE	ENE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off
High Tide		6:52AM3.80m					7:24PM3.57m				7:33AM3.55m				8:10PM3.34m				8:21AM3.32m				9:09PM3.17m
Low Tide					1:08PM0.81m				1:24AM1.18m				1:52PM1.06m				2:11AM1.42m				2:43PM1.29m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	2	2	3	2	—	2	4	4	3	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1
Temp °C	27	27	29	30	30	28	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	26	25	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	31	31	34	34	35	33	31	31	31	31	32	30	30	28	28	30	30	31	32	33	33	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 5	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16
kJ	40	39	35	34	34	67	63	104	104	103	102	96	91	90	90	15	38	39	35	22	146	144	127
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 17	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 7
kJ	38	75	75	74	73	34	34	34	34	33	29	15	15	14	9	140	142	153	149	147	19	10	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSW 7	SW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	S 12	S 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 7	SSE 6	S 11	S 11	—
kJ	1	5	2	1	1	1	1	5	5	2	5	—	—	—	11	16	14	14	9	14	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 2	WSW 7	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	SW 7	W 7	—	—	S 7	S 3	S 4	S 5	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	5	2	—	—	—	—	2	4	—	—	4	5	28	27	89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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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	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	91	91	91	91	0	0	71	0	0	0	0	71	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	2					4	4	4	4	1	1	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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