San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 12 am 08 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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 4AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 21	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 15	SSE 19	SSE 14	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	60	59	54	87	86	85	90	90	83	82	80	125	125	74	74	41	61	104	104	104	104	61	53	51
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	E	SSE	SSE	SW	W	WSW	WNW	W	S	S	SE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	E	E	ESE	S	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		1:43AM4.04m				2:08PM3.98m				2:32AM4.27m				2:56PM4.17m				3:14AM4.43m				3:38PM4.29m
Low Tide				7:59AM0.73m				8:17PM0.61m				8:46AM0.47m				9:01PM0.46m				9:28AM0.28m				9:41PM0.38m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	1	2	1	1	2	3	—	3	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	4	4	3	3	1
Temp °C	27	27	27	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	29	28	27	27
Feels °C	32	31	31	34	33	33	33	33	32	31	32	32	33	32	33	31	31	32	32	32	33	32	32	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	60	59	54	87	86	85	51	84	83	82	80	76	73	71	42	41	41	104	104	104	104	37	53	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 21	SSE 21	S 11	S 11	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 18	SSE 13	SSE 13
kJ	29	28	27	14	27	26	90	90	9	9	74	125	125	74	74	35	61	41	41	41	40	61	34	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSE 21	SSE 11	S 11	SSE 21	S 21	S 11	SSE 11	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	4	3	3	4	3	45	12	9	45	9	9	11	1	8	8	8	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	328	670	0	0	0	0	0	71	669	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	10	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	3			1	1	4	4	4	4		1	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			1	2	4	4	4	4		1	1	2	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
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