San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

29.6°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5			Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 19
Wave Graph
kJ	84	80	75	74	73	71	68	66	64	63	62	61	59	58	33	33	33	57	57	58	72	73
Wind (km/h)	SE	SW	SW	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	S	WSW	W	W	W	W	SW	SSW	S	SW	W	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					1:16AM4.01m				1:48PM3.82m				2:04AM4.13m				2:35PM3.96m				2:46AM4.22m
Low Tide		6:59PM0.94m					7:37AM0.75m				7:51PM0.84m				8:23AM0.56m				8:36PM0.75m


	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	5:55
mm	4	6	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	2	3	1	1	2	1	—	—
Temp °C	28	27	27	26	25	25	27	28	28	27	26	25	25	26	27	28	28	27	26	26	25	25
Feels °C	33	31	31	29	28	27	30	31	31	30	28	27	28	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 19
kJ	84	80	75	74	73	71	68	66	64	5	9	61	59	58	33	33	33	32	32	58	72	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 11	S 3	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	S 18	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 6	SSW 6	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	3	4	10	1	4	4	4	17	6	63	62	6	3	1	7	8	28	57	57	31	29	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 11	S 11	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 6	S 3	S 6	S 3	S 7	SSW 7
kJ	—	10	10	4	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	3	27	28	3	1	3	1	4	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 7	—	SW 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 4	—	WSW 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 2	SW 3	—	—	—	WSW 2	SW 3	W 3
kJ	—	—	8	—	1	3	3	20	16	18	—	1	1	1	1	4	—	—	—	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	Las Bovedas Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	Cutters Right Golfo de Nicoya	Backwash Golfo Dulce	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	Playa Malibu Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	La Zurda Gulf of Panama	Playa Pelada Guanacaste	Dominacalito and The Point Golfo de Nicoya	Las Bovedas Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	71	0	0	0	0	471	366	0	14	3	3	3	77	650	426	71	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama	Playa Guanico	Playa Mojon	Destiladeros	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal			Rio Mar	Destiladeros	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	La Zurda			Playa Mojon	Destiladeros	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	3	3	3	3			1	2	3	3	3	1			1	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama	Playa Guanico Gulf of Panama	Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama	Destiladeros Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama			Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Destiladeros Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Silva Island-Nestles Veraguas			Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama	Destiladeros Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	3	3	3	3			1	2	3	3	3	1			1	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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