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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 6 pm Monday 18 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
29.2° 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 1AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). 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 (19 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | |
34 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 30 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 85 | 50 | 25 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:50PM4.74m | 5:26AM4.52m | 5:41PM4.63m | 6:18AM4.44m | 6:34PM4.44m | 7:13AM4.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM-0.16m | 11:30AM0.25m | 11:59PM-0.07m | 12:22PM0.39m | 00:51AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
34 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 30 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 85 | 50 | 25 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | — | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 22 | S 7 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 2 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 2 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 14 | 114 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 108 | 77 | 114 | 114 |
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