San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

30.4°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 4AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (06 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	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 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 19	S 19	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 21	SSE 21
Wave Graph
kJ	40	37	35	35	59	58	34	33	31	30	31	35	33	61	61	61	60	59	54	87	86	85	90	90
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNW	SSW	S	SE	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	S	SSE	SE	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	E	SSE	SSE	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	off
High Tide					12:02PM3.60m				00:45AM3.79m					1:11PM3.77m				1:43AM4.04m				2:08PM3.98m
Low Tide			5:49AM1.22m				6:22PM0.96m					7:02AM1.00m				7:26PM0.79m				7:59AM0.73m				8:17PM0.61m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	2	1	—	2	2	3	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	2	5	2	—	1	—	1	2	2	3	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	29	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	29	28	29	27	27	27	26	27	28	29	29	28	27
Feels °C	31	31	31	35	35	34	33	33	31	31	31	34	33	34	31	31	31	29	31	33	33	33	33	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	40	37	35	35	59	58	34	33	31	29	31	33	33	33	33	30	60	59	54	87	86	85	51	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 21	SSW 8	S 20	S 20	S 19	SSE 15	S 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 21	SSE 21
kJ	6	1	2	2	9	6	8	7	30	21	30	35	31	61	61	61	29	28	27	14	27	26	90	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	—	—	S 21	S 21	SSW 8	S 6	SW 6	S 19	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 21	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	2	2	—	—	9	34	6	1	6	30	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	45	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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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)	108	105	77	77	0	0	14	14	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	361	361	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	2	3	3	3			1	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	3	3	3			1	4
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