San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	208	206	203	146	146	144	140	94	79	80	82	126	82	80	77	75	74	73	42	61	61	60	113	146
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	ENE	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	NNW	NNE	SE	SE	NW	NW	E	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	9:22AM3.91m				9:52PM3.51m					10:18AM3.90m				10:57PM3.50m				11:21AM3.93m				00:05AM3.57m
Low Tide			3:44PM0.98m				3:55AM1.06m					4:45PM0.94m				5:00AM1.10m				5:52PM0.84m				6:10AM1.05m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	6:42
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	6	4	4	2	—	2	2	1	1	3	7	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	30	32	32	29	27	27	27	27	30	30	30	28	27	27	26	26	28	28	28	26	26	26	26	27
Feels °C	34	36	35	32	30	31	31	30	33	35	34	32	31	31	30	30	33	32	32	32	30	30	30	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 17	SSE 16
kJ	208	206	203	146	146	144	140	94	79	80	82	126	82	80	77	75	74	73	12	11	6	6	113	146
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	SW 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 6	S 6
kJ	1	35	17	18	7	7	17	15	7	6	7	—	3	7	7	12	12	12	42	41	41	41	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 20	S 20	—	ESE 4	SE 4	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	—	—
kJ	—	19	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	7	2	8	8	—	1	4	61	61	60	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	—	—	NE 10	N 3	NNW 2	NNW 3	N 3	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	—	—	23	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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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	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	91	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	1		3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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