San Carlos Point Surf Forecast

/ Gulf of Panama (24 surf breaks) /

Panama (43 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (8.47° N 79.96° W)

Surf Forecasts:

San Carlos Point surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 29.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 1AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (28 May)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Evening (28 May)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 27			Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat 30
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
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 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	22	42	40	35	34	35	35	62	101	99	142	142	115	121
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	SSE	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	S	E	NE	ESE	SSW	WSW	W	W	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide	1:08PM3.83m				1:42AM3.59m				1:54PM3.87m				2:28AM3.68m				2:36PM3.92m				3:09AM3.76m
Low Tide			7:30PM0.90m				7:42AM1.10m				8:14PM0.78m				8:26AM1.03m				8:54PM0.67m				9:07AM0.96m


	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—
	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34
mm	3	3	5	3	2	1	2	2	7	5	1	—	—	1	2	6	6	6	10	4	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	31	29	27	27	27	27	29	30	29	27	27	27	26	27	28	28	27	26	25	25	25	25	26	26
Feels °C	36	33	31	31	31	31	34	35	34	31	31	31	30	32	32	32	31	30	28	28	28	28	30	29
Swell 1 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 12	SSE 15	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 17	S 6	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 15
kJ	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	15	42	6	11	11	10	6	6	101	16	142	142	115	121
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	N 3	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 15	S 6	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	S 6	SSE 16	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	2	2	2	1	5	5	5	3	3	3	22	6	40	35	34	35	35	37	11	99	18	11	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 18	S 6	—	S 18	S 8	—	S 8	S 8	S 6	S 12	S 21	S 20	S 20	SE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	—	S 12	S 24	WSW 3	SSE 14	SSE 18
kJ	—	—	6	3	—	6	1	—	1	1	2	11	9	8	7	14	31	62	—	11	11	1	40	61
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 3	N 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	WSW 3	W 4	W 3	WNW 3	—	—
kJ	1	2	1	4	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	2	9	4	2	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas	Modrono Gulf of Panama	La Zurda Gulf of Panama	La Zurda Gulf of Panama	Maria Chiquita Colón	Maria Chiquita Colón	Lagart Point Gulf of Panama	Palenque Colón	Palenque Colón	Maria Chiquita Colón	La Zurda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Maria Chiquita Colón	V-Land Colón	La Zurda Gulf of Panama	V-Land Colón	V-Land Colón	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	San Carlos Point Gulf of Panama	Las Bovedas Gulf of Panama	V-Land Colón
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	3	3	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	209	138	77	77	105	105	108	136	136	105	77	3	3	3	105	91	77	91	91	0	0	0	71	91
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama		Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Playa Venao			Modrono	Corto Circuito	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Venao		La Zurda	Playa Guanico	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2	2	1			2	3	2	2	2	1		1	2	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Isla Grande Colón	Isla Grande Colón	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	First Beach (Wizard Beach) Bocas del Toro	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Bluff Bocas del Toro
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8

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