San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

30.1°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Evening (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 18	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 13	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	142	140	184	109	106	106	125	188	196	196	95	73	120	82	82	81	81	68	37	90	34
Wind (km/h)	S	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	SSE	NE	E	SW	W	WNW	NNW	NE	SE	E	NE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide			1:41PM3.61m				1:59AM3.98m				2:24PM3.88m				2:38AM4.26m				3:05PM4.13m
Low Tide	7:36AM1.04m				7:48PM0.96m				8:18AM0.70m				8:30PM0.72m				8:58AM0.39m				9:10PM0.50m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	1	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	3	4	6	5	3	2	1	1	—	—	2	2	1
Temp °C	29	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	28	28	28	27	27	26	25	26	28	28	28	27	26
Feels °C	34	33	33	33	31	31	29	30	33	32	33	32	32	29	27	29	32	32	33	32	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 11	S 13	S 10
kJ	142	140	184	109	106	106	125	188	196	196	95	73	120	82	82	81	81	68	20	90	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 20	S 10	S 6	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	S 6	SW 6	SW 6	S 6	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 12	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 14	S 13	SSE 13
kJ	37	8	1	103	102	59	1	5	1	1	28	28	28	9	8	21	18	19	37	56	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SE 20	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	S 7	S 7	NNW 3	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	2	15	3	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	1	—	—	22	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 6	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 2	NW 2	NW 3	—	—	—	—	NNW 2
kJ	6	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	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	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	3	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5

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