San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 2AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	16s
Evening (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31			Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	S 18	SSE 15	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	31	25	42	61	100	91	87	51	51	86	86	85	83	82	80	78	76	74	73
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	SE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	ESE	SSE	SSE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	off
High Tide			7:46PM4.04m				8:05AM3.95m				8:50PM3.86m				9:14AM3.70m
Low Tide	1:24PM0.38m				1:51AM0.82m				2:23PM0.65m				2:58AM1.04m				3:31PM0.88m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	3	2	—	—	2	2	—	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	2	3	6	5	2
Temp °C	29	27	26	26	25	26	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	28	28	27	25	26
Feels °C	32	30	29	29	28	30	32	33	33	31	29	29	29	30	33	32	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	21	21	42	61	100	91	87	51	51	86	86	85	83	82	80	78	76	74	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	S 18	SSE 18	SSE 14	S 8	S 7	SSW 7	S 8	S 13	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	31	25	31	41	5	4	5	5	14	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 11	S 11	S 8	S 13	SSW 8	S 13	—	S 10	S 10	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	S 18
kJ	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	14	6	13	—	2	2	—	1	—	—	—	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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
Distance (km)	76	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	71	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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