San Carlos Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.47° N 79.96° W

Issued: 6 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Carlos Point sea temperature is

29.2° C

San Carlos Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 3PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	18s
Evening (07 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 7							Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	125	122	260	251	249	246	243	240	232	214	208	149	203	146	146	144	140	94	79	80	82	140	82	80
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	WSW	W	SSW	SW
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			8:34AM3.93m				8:56PM3.57m				9:22AM3.91m				9:52PM3.51m					10:18AM3.90m				10:57PM3.50m
Low Tide	2:13AM0.88m				2:50PM0.98m				3:00AM0.98m				3:44PM0.98m				3:55AM1.06m					4:45PM0.94m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07
	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	6:42
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	4	5	4	3
Temp °C	27	27	30	32	32	28	27	27	27	27	30	31	32	29	27	27	27	27	30	30	30	28	28	27
Feels °C	30	30	33	35	33	30	30	30	30	31	33	35	35	32	30	30	31	30	34	35	35	33	33	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	125	122	260	251	249	246	243	240	232	214	208	149	203	146	146	144	140	94	79	80	82	140	82	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 10	—	S 7	S 6
kJ	68	69	—	1	1	—	—	—	20	21	20	9	17	7	7	7	7	15	7	6	9	—	8	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	S 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	9	7	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	—	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	—	—	NNE 2	N 3	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	2	4	—	2	5	8	6	3	3	—	—	1	1	—	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	71	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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