San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 12 pm 12 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (12 Jul)	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 Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 16	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	82	69	69	68	67	63	60	35	34	34	49	63	69	70	70	70	69	63	60	60	59	58	58	59
Wind (km/h)	N	ENE	NW	NW	N	NNW	SE	NNE	N	ENE	NNW	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			1:33PM4.15m				2:18AM3.96m				2:35PM4.32m				3:17AM4.21m				3:33PM4.47m					4:11AM4.43m
Low Tide	7:19AM0.90m				8:02PM0.44m				8:24AM0.71m				9:00PM0.22m				9:23AM0.50m				9:54PM0.03m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	6:42
mm	—	3	5	4	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	25	28	31	30	27	26	26	25	26
Feels °C	33	34	33	32	32	30	31	29	30	31	30	29	27	28	26	28	30	34	32	29	28	29	28	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13
kJ	82	69	69	68	67	63	60	35	34	34	34	63	69	70	70	70	69	63	60	60	59	58	58	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SSW 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 6	S 20	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16
kJ	12	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	25	25	49	3	7	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	10	11	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 23	S 23	S 18	SE 18	SE 18	SSE 18	S 21	SSE 16	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 20	—	—	S 5	S 7	SE 16	S 6	S 5	S 6
kJ	11	11	6	12	12	30	9	26	6	3	3	8	30	7	7	7	—	—	2	1	11	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNW 2	N 3	N 2	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3
kJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2
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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	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	76	3	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
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