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San Carlos Point Surf Forecast
/ Gulf of Panama (24 surf breaks) /
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San Carlos Point surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 ESTForecast 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
28.9° 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 4PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at San Carlos Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | |
41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 52 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:49AM3.63m | 00:19AM3.46m | 12:43PM3.89m | 1:16AM3.70m | 1:34PM4.17m | 2:08AM3.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM1.17m | 6:28AM1.11m | 7:09PM0.86m | 7:22AM0.89m | 8:00PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
33 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 52 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 4 | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 77 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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