San Carlos Point surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 25 May 2026 EST
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San Carlos Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today?

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 5PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (25 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (25 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
51
51
50
49
47
74
42
42
42
71
70
41
41
40
39
37
36
35
35
35
35
34
34
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
ENE
5
E
0
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
11:18AM3.80m
11:50PM3.49m
12:16PM3.80m
00:50AM3.52m
1:08PM3.83m
1:42AM3.59m
Low Tide
5:39PM1.09m
5:55AM1.14m
6:39PM1.01m
6:52AM1.14m
7:30PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:32
6:32
6:34
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
31
32
32
29
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
29
27
27
27
26
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
34
34
33
32
30
30
30
31
34
33
34
34
31
31
31
30
33
32
32
31
30
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
51
51
51
50
49
47
74
42
42
42
71
70
41
41
40
39
37
36
35
35
35
35
34
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
5
6
5
5
5
2
5
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
2
2
Distance (km)
4
3
14
3
3
76
0
77
77
77
0
0
77
77
77
77
77
114
114
138
77
77
105
105
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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