Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 5AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at San Carlos Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 9 | S 19 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:04PM3.21m | 00:59AM3.10m | 1:12PM3.32m | 1:58AM3.30m | 2:06PM3.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM1.66m | 6:37PM1.37m | 7:00AM1.57m | 7:38PM1.21m | 7:59AM1.38m | 8:26PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | S 6 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | E 3 | S 19 | ESE 3 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | — | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 114 | 108 | 114 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 114 | 108 | 137 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 108 | 108 | 136 | 136 | 91 |
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