San Carlos Point surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 May 2026 EST
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San Carlos Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today?

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 10AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
22
22
44
44
22
22
20
20
20
20
19
18
25
25
13
17
17
17
28
26
25
25
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
10
E
0
ENE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:11AM4.13m
8:30PM3.91m
9:12AM3.97m
9:35PM3.69m
10:16AM3.86m
10:43PM3.54m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.38m
2:17PM0.81m
2:43AM0.65m
3:22PM1.00m
3:46AM0.88m
4:32PM1.09m
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6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
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6:31
6:32
6:32
6:32
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
30
31
31
29
27
27
27
27
30
31
31
30
27
27
27
27
30
30
29
28
27
27
30
30
34
35
35
31
30
30
31
31
35
35
36
33
30
31
30
31
34
34
32
32
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
45
22
22
44
44
22
22
20
20
20
20
19
3
13
6
6
17
17
17
17
21
21
21
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
18
25
13
3
3
3
3
26
25
25
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
2
1
1
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
25
14
10
5
5
5
28
3
1
2
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
2
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
77
105
108
136
136
136
114
108
108
105
105
255
255
3
108
108
108
91
77
209
71
108
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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