
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 11AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). 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 (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at San Carlos Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:49AM4.15m | 7:14PM3.83m | 7:27AM3.86m | 7:55PM3.55m | 8:08AM3.58m | 8:43PM3.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.57m | 1:14AM0.87m | 1:41PM0.84m | 1:55AM1.16m | 2:26PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 |
14 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 25 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 23 | N 3 | S 6 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 77 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 138 | 108 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 137 | 137 | 136 | 77 |
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