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Punta San Carlos
Surf spot · Mexico
Is it worth the trip?
54Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 12 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 75 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 364kJ
- Wind
- N 10 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft16 scrumbling
- Energy
- 620kJ
- Wind
- N 8 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft13 ssoft
- Energy
- 590kJ
- Wind
- N 14 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 111kJ
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 58 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 243kJ
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft13 ssoft
- Energy
- 796kJ
- Wind
- N 6 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 scrumbling
- Energy
- 60kJ
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 135, poor
- Mon 275, good
- Tue 356, fair
- Wed 447, fair
- Thu 512, too small
- Fri 658, fair
- Sat 756, fair
- Sun 822, too small
- Mon 971, good
- Tue 1035, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Oct–Dec3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 35, poor | 4 ft13 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 413kJ | wind from the north-west, 20 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 75, good | 4 ft12 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 364kJ | offshorewind from the north, 10 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 56, fair | 4 ft16 scrumbling1 ft at break (est.) | 620kJ | offshorewind from the north, 8 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 47, fair | 4 ft13 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 590kJ | offshorewind from the north, 14 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft12 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 111kJ | wind from the north-west, 11 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 58, fair | 4 ft8 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 243kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 56, fair | 5 ft13 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 796kJ | offshorewind from the north, 6 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 22, too small | 1 ft14 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 60kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 71, good | 4 ft10 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 334kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 35, too small | 2 ft12 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 91kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 26°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 03:01 +0.2 mLow 06:58 +0.1 mHigh 13:08 +0.6 mLow 20:52 −0.8 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:59 +0.4 mLow 09:08 −0.1 mHigh 14:48 +0.5 mLow 21:53 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:40 +0.5 mLow 10:29 −0.3 mHigh 16:12 +0.5 mLow 22:43 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Oct–Dec
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About Punta San Carlos
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (212°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (32°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 55). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually October, November and December, with about 3 good days in 7; in March, April and May, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: El Rosario Baja California, 54 km.
Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: nearest beds 54 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: El Rosario Baja California, 54 km.
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