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San Carlos Point surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
27.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today?

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 9PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)161616141414141414141313131313121212121313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555212020202020181817171716151515151616161514
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
3.24
1:56AM
3.52
2:40PM
3.40
2:45AM
3.67
3:24PM
3.59
3:28AM
3.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
1.42
8:23AM
1.00
8:37PM
1.26
9:08AM
0.82
9:22PM
1.09
9:48AM
0.64
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset6:19-------6:20-------6:20-------
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Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C292524242424272929262525242428303026252525262829
Feels °C (?)302726262626283131282727262631333228282828293133
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