San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

29.8°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 19	SE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	74	73	71	68	66	64	63	62	61	59	58	33	33	33	57	57	58	72	73	95	140	123	119	166	155	149	146
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	S	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SE	NNE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						1:48PM3.82m				2:04AM4.13m				2:35PM3.96m				2:46AM4.22m				3:16PM4.05m				3:25AM4.26m
Low Tide				7:37AM0.75m				7:51PM0.84m				8:23AM0.56m				8:36PM0.75m				9:03AM0.42m				9:16PM0.67m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	5:55
mm	—	—	1	1	4	2	2	1	—	—	—	2	3	2	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	25	26	27	28	28	27	26	25	25	25	27	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	29	27	29	31	31	31	31	29	28	28	28	30	31	31	31	30	29	28	28	30	31	32	31	30	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 4	S 5	S 4	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 19	SE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	74	73	71	68	66	64	9	11	6	59	58	33	33	33	32	32	58	72	73	95	140	123	119	166	155	149	146
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	WNW 3	S 18	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 8	SSW 9	S 11	S 11
kJ	4	4	4	4	1	6	63	62	61	6	3	1	28	28	57	57	31	29	28	25	25	25	25	6	7	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 18	S 7	S 7	SSW 6	SSE 17	—	S 6	S 6	SSE 3	—	S 7	SSE 15	S 16	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	SSW 7	—	—
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	4	6	1	1	4	27	—	3	3	1	—	1	22	20	6	11	6	—	5	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 7	S 3	S 4	WSW 2	W 3	WSW 3	W 3	W 3	S 6	SSE 3	SSE 3	—	—	—	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 7
kJ	—	2	3	2	13	4	26	1	5	3	1	1	7	2	2	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	76	368	0	0	0	3	3	76	436	138	71	0	0	0	0	108	328	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Playa Cambutal	Playa Mojon		Playa Mojon	Playa Venao	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Mojon		Quatro-Once (411)	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito		Playa Serena	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1		1	2	3	3	3	1		3	3	3	4	3	3	3		1	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama		Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama		Quatro-Once (411) Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas		Playa Serena Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1		1	2	3	3	3	1		3	3	3	4	3	3	3		1	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9	9	9	8

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