San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 6 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

29.3° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	19s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	18s
Evening (26 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 26							Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17
Wave Graph
kJ	125	125	74	72	64	61	104	103	103	103	118	123	74	74	72	115	102	102	103	103	102	102	99
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	NNE	NE	WNW	NW	NNW	N	ESE	SE	ESE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					1:37PM3.47m				2:22AM3.36m				2:29PM3.60m				3:08AM3.54m				3:14PM3.75m
Low Tide			7:26AM1.45m				8:04PM1.07m				8:20AM1.32m				8:51PM0.90m				9:07AM1.15m				9:32PM0.73m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	4	1	—	—	—	—	1	3	1	—
Temp °C	26	26	29	31	31	28	26	26	25	26	29	30	30	28	26	26	26	26	28	28	28	28	27
Feels °C	30	30	32	34	33	30	29	29	28	29	32	34	34	33	30	30	30	30	32	32	32	33	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 10	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17
kJ	125	125	74	72	64	20	104	103	103	103	118	123	74	74	72	115	102	102	103	103	102	102	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 18	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 6	SSE 6
kJ	21	9	19	18	18	61	18	17	17	8	19	7	26	51	7	15	13	8	6	6	6	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 8	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 21	S 21	S 21	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 10	S 10	S 16	S 9	S 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	4	5	4	4	4	36	36	35	7	17	17	16	7	7	19	6	6	12	12	13	13	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 2	NNW 2	NW 3	—	—	NE 3	NNE 3	—	—	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	2	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	—	—	2	1	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	136	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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