San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

30.3°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 8AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	18s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	18s
Evening (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 7	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	71	74	71	65	63	62	61	102	100	97	92	134	132	131	131	171	183	83	82	80	76	75	73	73
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	N	NE	WNW	SSE	SE	SSE	W	NNE	S	S	SE	SE	SW	WNW	W	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide			4:29AM4.50m				4:54PM4.31m				5:05AM4.41m				5:30PM4.20m				5:40AM4.25m				6:06PM4.02m
Low Tide					10:42AM0.15m				10:55PM0.42m				11:17AM0.22m				11:31PM0.54m				11:53AM0.36m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	2	2	1	—	2	3	5	2	—	—	—	2	2	1	1	2	2	—	—	4	5	2	3	2
Temp °C	26	26	26	28	29	29	27	27	27	27	26	28	28	28	27	27	25	25	26	27	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	30	29	30	32	34	34	31	31	32	32	30	32	30	31	30	32	28	28	30	29	28	29	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 7	S 16	SSE 7	SE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	71	71	41	40	40	39	61	102	100	97	92	134	132	131	57	131	154	60	38	41	18	15	73	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 16	—	S 16	S 7	ESE 5	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 4	SSE 4
kJ	37	74	71	65	63	62	37	36	8	8	8	12	12	14	131	—	129	33	19	80	76	75	3	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	S 6	SW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 13	SSE 13	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	—	—	—	S 5	S 6
kJ	4	1	6	4	3	3	3	3	34	34	4	5	5	5	—	—	183	83	82	—	—	—	5	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 4	—
kJ	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	108	171	—	—	—	—	—	27	18	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	71	0	0	14	105	91	91	0	0	0	0	105	136	136	142	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	3	1	1	3		3	2	3	4	4					1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	4	7	4	4	4	9	4	5	4	4

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