Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at San Carlos Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 144 | 127 | 124 | 121 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21AM3.32m | 9:09PM3.17m | 9:24AM3.14m | 10:20PM3.12m | 10:40AM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM1.42m | 2:43PM1.29m | 3:12AM1.62m | 3:48PM1.44m | 4:29AM1.69m | 5:02PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 24 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 144 | 127 | 124 | 121 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 23 | S 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 |
| kJ | 142 | 153 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 24 | S 24 | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | — | 39 | 36 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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