Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 7AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Carlos Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:50AM4.48m | 7:11PM4.12m | 7:29AM4.23m | 7:53PM3.84m | 8:10AM3.94m | 8:37PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.27m | 12:59PM0.38m | 1:12AM0.53m | 1:40PM0.61m | 1:52AM0.83m | 2:23PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 8 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 14 | — | S 18 | S 17 | SE 17 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 37 | — | 24 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 76 | 105 | 0 | 136 | 105 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 91 | 91 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 108 | 3 |
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