Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 2AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Carlos Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:53PM3.84m | 8:10AM3.94m | 8:37PM3.55m | 8:54AM3.65m | 9:28PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.61m | 1:52AM0.83m | 2:23PM0.87m | 2:35AM1.12m | 3:11PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 |
9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 12 |
40 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
1 | — | 11 | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 3 | 105 | 105 | 3 | 105 | 3 | 108 | 3 | 0 |
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