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San Carlos Point Surf Forecast
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San Carlos Point surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Carlos Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | |
42 | 42 | 71 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 42 | 40 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:16PM3.80m | 00:50AM3.52m | 1:08PM3.83m | 1:42AM3.59m | 1:54PM3.87m | 2:28AM3.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM1.01m | 6:52AM1.14m | 7:30PM0.90m | 7:42AM1.10m | 8:14PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | 6:34 |
— | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 71 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 42 | 40 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 15 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 12 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 105 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 114 | 114 | 91 | 91 | 108 | 77 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 77 | 3 | 76 | 14 |
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