Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 4AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at San Carlos Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:29AM4.23m | 7:53PM3.84m | 8:10AM3.94m | 8:37PM3.55m | 8:54AM3.65m | 9:28PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.53m | 1:40PM0.61m | 1:52AM0.83m | 2:23PM0.87m | 2:35AM1.12m | 3:11PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 17 | SE 17 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 150 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 3 | 105 | 108 | 3 | 136 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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