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San Carlos Point surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 EST
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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
27.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Carlos Point today?

The current surf forecast for San Carlos Point at 10PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)--
Afternoon (22 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (22 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313131312121212121414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)693836616136603433333233323231302828282120353434
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
4.29
6:38AM
4.11
7:03PM
4.30
7:19AM
4.01
7:43PM
4.25
8:04AM
3.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
0.59
12:47PM
0.43
1:14AM
0.60
1:26PM
0.54
1:58AM
0.66
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset6:22-------6:22-------6:22-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C302625252524283030262524242427303026252525242830
Feels °C (?)312727282726293131272726262628323127272827263032
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