San Carlos Point surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 May 2026 EST
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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
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today?

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (15 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
71
69
68
68
67
67
66
37
36
35
35
34
34
34
33
33
40
41
41
41
41
40
40
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
ESE
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
2:08AM3.97m
2:23PM4.42m
2:57AM4.21m
3:12PM4.62m
3:46AM4.40m
4:00PM4.73m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.65m
8:47PM0.22m
9:02AM0.43m
9:34PM-0.02m
9:51AM0.28m
10:22PM-0.15m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:31
1
1
3
3
2
Temp °C
26
27
30
32
32
29
27
27
26
27
31
32
32
29
27
27
26
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
29
30
32
33
32
31
30
30
29
31
34
36
35
32
30
31
29
31
34
33
34
33
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
72
71
69
68
68
67
67
66
37
36
35
35
34
34
34
33
33
40
41
41
41
41
40
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
6
1
1
5
20
25
25
24
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
6
6
6
1
1
3
2
2
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.2
ENE
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
142
142
0
0
3
114
77
77
114
366
3
3
3
3
76
77
77
77
77
77
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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