Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 10AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at San Carlos Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 2:43AM3.56m | 2:51PM3.72m | 3:22AM3.82m | 3:30PM3.92m | 3:56AM4.06m | 4:07PM4.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM1.15m | 9:07PM0.77m | 9:26AM0.91m | 9:43PM0.58m | 10:03AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 27 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 91 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 91 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 114 | 91 | 105 | 105 | 14 | 114 |
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