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 12 pm Saturday 30 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 29.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (30 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 May)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Afternoon (30 May)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (30 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 30					Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tue 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 19	SSE 19	S 19	SSE 18	S 18	S 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	115	121	169	201	215	280	280	266	188	186	163	160	192	212	184	108	160	158	174	174	172	170	162	147
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	WSW	W	W	SSE	SSE	SSE	E	N	NNW	NNW	N	WSW	SSE	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:15PM3.97m				3:48AM3.82m				3:53PM3.99m					4:26AM3.86m				4:31PM3.99m				5:03AM3.86m
Low Tide	9:07AM0.96m				9:33PM0.58m				9:46AM0.89m					10:10PM0.52m				10:24AM0.86m				10:48PM0.51m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—
	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	6:35
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	2	—	1	2	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	4	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	28	27	29	28	28	27	27	27	29	29	29	28	27	26	27	27
Feels °C	32	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	34	32	35	33	33	31	31	31	34	33	33	32	31	29	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16
kJ	115	121	169	201	215	280	280	266	188	186	163	160	156	145	102	101	99	158	174	174	172	170	162	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 18	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	S 19	SSE 19	S 19	SSE 18	S 18	S 13	S 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	40	61	6	6	6	6	90	89	86	76	127	127	192	212	184	108	160	87	85	50	49	47	48	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SSE 18	S 22	SSE 22	SSE 21	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 8	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	6	31	10	45	90	6	3	3	3	2	13	5	12	12	5	5	5	5	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	WSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	12	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	71	71	71	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	71	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama	Playa Guanico	Playa Mojon	Las Bovedas	Playa Mojon	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Playa Mojon	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Playa Mojon	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7	6

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