Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at San Carlos Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM3.58m | 8:43PM3.27m | 8:59AM3.32m | 9:46PM3.07m | 10:06AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM1.11m | 2:42AM1.43m | 3:22PM1.35m | 3:45AM1.64m | 4:35PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 136 | 136 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 3 |
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