Puerto San Carlos tides today
- Tide now 2.2 ft ↑ rising · high 12:10 am (3.9 ft)
- Best time tomorrow 10:10–11:00 am average day · 5/10
- Beach tomorrow 3:00–5:00 pm Poor beach day · 4/10
- Waves · water 3.1 ft · 85 °F slight · 10.5 s from the southwest
- Wind · air 6 mph · 76 °F from the N, gusts 14 · clear
- Sun 6:33 am–5:51 pm 11 h 17 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 8:00 pm waning gibbous · rises at 8:00 pm
- Diving tomorrow 10:00 am–12:10 pm good day · 7/10
Today in Puerto San Carlos there is high tide at 10:21 am (7.0 ft) and low tides at 4:05 am and 5:55 pm. Tide coefficient 84. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 12:10 am. The sun rises at 6:33 am and sets at 5:51 pm: 11 h 17 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:00 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:10 am to 3:10 am and from 1:41 pm to 3:41 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is slight, with 3.1 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the north (6 mph). Clear, 76 °F.
Fishing in Puerto San Carlos today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- Low tide at 5:55 pm
- Sunset at 5:51 pm, golden hour from 5:19 pm
- Steady pressure (29.85 inHg), light offshore wind (9 mph) and some swell (3.0 ft waves) to stir the water
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 84 (average tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 5:20 pm to 6:10 pm, combines the 5:55 pm low tide, sunset and some swell. Also good from 9:20 am to 11:20 am, with the 10:21 am high tide, moonset and some swell. Also good from 3:00 am to 5:00 am, with the 4:05 am low tide, a major period and some swell.
Species with the most records nearby: California halibut, barred sand bass and striped mullet. What you can catch
Beach day in Puerto San Carlos
Is it a beach day?
5 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 96 °F: hot
- UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Water at 85 °F (very warm)
- Light offshore wind (8 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
- Swim with care: 2.6 ft waves every 12 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 2.6 ft
2.6 ft waves every 12 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 85 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 7 · SPF 50
Max UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 16 mph
Moderate offshore wind (16 mph). Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 4:05 am
Low tide at 4:05 am and 5:55 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 10:21 am.
The best window, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather and water at 85 °F, though with light offshore wind and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days
Beaches near Puerto San Carlos
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Tides in Puerto San Carlos
Today's high and low tides
- ▼ Low tide 4:05 am 1.9 ft
- ▲ High tide 10:21 am 7.0 ft · coef. 84
- ▼ Low tide 5:55 pm -0.8 ft
↑ Rising The tide is rising. 2 h 40 min to high tide at 12:10 am.
Tide coefficient 84 for the 10:21 am high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 7.8 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 24 (7.6 ft) and the lowest, on January 3 (-2.1 ft).
Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLLW
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 8 to 9 (coefficient 104, 6.3 ft range). The smallest, on October 17 (coefficient 20, 3.7 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 6:33 am · 5:51 pm | Low tide 4:05 am · 1.9 ft | High tide 10:21 am · 7.0 ft | Low tide 5:55 pm · -0.8 ft | — | Coef. 84 | 91% | Major periods 1:10 am · 1:41 pm | Medium |
| Thu 29 | 6:34 am · 5:50 pm | High tide 12:10 am · 3.9 ft | Low tide 4:41 am · 2.3 ft | High tide 11:06 am · 6.7 ft | Low tide 6:56 pm · -0.6 ft | Coef. 77 | 83% | Major periods 2:14 am · 2:46 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 6:35 am · 5:49 pm | High tide 1:27 am · 3.6 ft | Low tide 5:28 am · 2.7 ft | High tide 12:03 pm · 6.2 ft | Low tide 8:07 pm · -0.3 ft | Coef. 63 | 73% | Major periods 3:18 am · 3:50 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 6:35 am · 5:49 pm | High tide 3:01 am · 3.6 ft | Low tide 6:49 am · 3.0 ft | High tide 1:18 pm · 5.7 ft | Low tide 9:25 pm · -0.1 ft | Coef. 52 | 62% | Major periods 4:20 am · 4:49 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:36 am · 5:48 pm | High tide 4:33 am · 4.0 ft | Low tide 8:56 am · 3.1 ft | High tide 2:51 pm · 5.3 ft | Low tide 10:38 pm · 0.0 ft | Coef. 52 | Last quarter | Major periods 5:17 am · 5:44 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:36 am · 5:47 pm | High tide 5:27 am · 4.5 ft | Low tide 10:52 am · 2.6 ft | High tide 4:25 pm · 5.1 ft | Low tide 11:35 pm · 0.1 ft | Coef. 62 | 40% | Major periods 6:10 am · 6:35 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:37 am · 5:47 pm | High tide 6:06 am · 5.0 ft | Low tide 12:06 pm · 1.9 ft | High tide 5:40 pm · 5.0 ft | — | Coef. 74 | 29% | Major periods 6:58 am · 7:21 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Tides from the Puerto San Carlos station (NOAA), 0.8 mi from Puerto San Carlos. Times and heights are its predictions. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the San Diego (Broadway) reference station with the official corrections.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Puerto San Carlos
Sea stateSea state: slight
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common1.6 ft
- Significant3.1 ft
- Highest expectedHighest6.2 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.2 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.2 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Offshore wind. The coast faces south and the wind blows from land out to sea: calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Monday 2: 4.1 ft with a period of 9 s, from the west-southwest (slight).
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.
Water warmer than normal for late October (+7.6 °F).
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:30 pm (local time).
Diving in Puerto San Carlos today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: good- Slack water around high tide (10:21 am): little current from 10:00 am to 10:40 am
- 1.8 ft swell at 13 s from the south-southwest: some surge on the bottom
- Light offshore wind (8 mph)
- 0.2 mph current toward the west-northwest, weak (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: low tide 4:05 am (3:30–4:30 am), high tide 10:21 am (10:00–10:40 am), low tide 5:55 pm (5:30–6:10 pm) and high tide 12:10 am (11:40 pm–12:50 am)
- Likely visibility: good. Swell (up to 1.8 ft at 13 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 84.7 °F: a shorty or a rash guard.
- Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
- Night dive: dark from 6:14 pm. Waning gibbous (91%), rising at 8:00 pm: a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 9:30 am to 11:10 am, combines slack water at high tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 5:10 pm to 5:50 pm, with slack water at low tide, light wind and weak current.
Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.
Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
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Weather in Puerto San Carlos
Now in Puerto San Carlos
- Low / high
- 69 / 89 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 8%
- Clouds
- 12%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew pointDew point
- 71 °F
- Visibility
- 10 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 20
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Overcast | Partly cloudy | Mainly clear | Clear sky | Light drizzle | Drizzle | Clear | Mainly clear |
| Temperature | 73° | 72° | 71° | 81° | 89° | 84° | 81° | 76° |
| Wind (mph) | 3 NNW | 4 N | 4 NNE | 8 N | 7 NNW | 15 WNW | 9 NNW | 6 N |
| Gusts | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
| Waves | 2.7 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.8 ft | 3.0 ft | 3.1 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 9:00 pm 76° 6 N 3.1 ft
- 12:00 am 74° 6 NNW 3.1 ft
- 3:00 am 72° 4 NE 3.1 ft
- 6:00 am 71° 5 N 3.1 ft
- 9:00 am 80° 14 NNW 3.1 ft
- 12:00 pm 84° 15 NNW 3.2 ft
- 3:00 pm 83° 16 NW 3.2 ft
- 6:00 pm 79° 11 NW 3.3 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 69 / 89 °F | 16 mph NNW | 3.1 ft | 10:21 am | |
| Thu 29 | 71 / 85 °F | 15 mph NNW | 3.3 ft | 12:10 am · 11:06 am | |
| Fri 30 | 72 / 83 °F | 12 mph NW | 3.4 ft | 1:27 am · 12:03 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 70 / 84 °F | 10 mph NW | 3.4 ft | 3:01 am · 1:18 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 72 / 84 °F | 13 mph WNW | 3.3 ft | 4:33 am · 2:51 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 74 / 85 °F | 17 mph NNW | 4.1 ft | 5:27 am · 4:25 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 70 / 83 °F | 15 mph NW | 4.0 ft | 6:06 am · 5:40 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 69 / 83 °F | 13 mph NW | 3.9 ft | 6:39 am · 6:41 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 69 / 83 °F | 12 mph NW | 3.2 ft | 7:10 am · 7:34 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 68 / 82 °F | 12 mph NW | 3.1 ft | 7:39 am · 8:22 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 68 / 81 °F | 12 mph NW | — | 8:07 am · 9:05 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 68 / 85 °F | 12 mph NNW | — | 8:34 am · 9:46 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 74 / 90 °F | 13 mph NNW | — | 9:01 am · 10:27 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 72 / 91 °F | 13 mph NW | — | 9:27 am · 11:11 pm |
- Thu 29 Overcast 71° / 85° 3.3 ft
- Fri 30 Drizzle 72° / 83° 3.4 ft
- Sat 31 Overcast 70° / 84° 3.4 ft
- Sun 1 Overcast 72° / 84° 3.3 ft
- Mon 2 Light drizzle 74° / 85° 4.1 ft
- Tue 3 Clear sky 70° / 83° 4.0 ft
- Wed 4 Clear sky 69° / 83° 3.9 ft
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models They don't agree · low confidence: unsure about rain on Friday 30. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: much warmer and normal rain. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+10.2 °F; normal high: 79 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:30 pm (local time).
The sun in Puerto San Carlos
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 5:43 am
- Full dark 6:41 pm
- Civil dawn 6:10 am
- Civil dusk 6:14 pm
- Solar noon 12:12 pm (52° high)
- Daylight 11 h 17 min (−1 min)
- Evening golden hour 5:19 pm
- Full dark 6:41 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,352,259 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Puerto San Carlos
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,426 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 1:10–3:10 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 1:41–3:41 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 8:51–9:51 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 7:30–8:30 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 1:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 12:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 4:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 7:54 amNov 24 in 27 days
Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Puerto San Carlos
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
We have no piers, boat ramps or tackle shops on record within 9.3 mi of Puerto San Carlos.
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Tides near Puerto San CarlosTides nearby
- Las Lomas0.8 mi
- Las Palapas0.9 mi
- Kilometro Cincuenta y Cuatro1.0 mi
- Kilómetro 541.0 mi
- La Curva1.2 mi
- El Ranchito2.9 mi
- Villa México3.1 mi
- San Buto4.0 mi
- El 494.4 mi
- Puerto Adolfo López Mateos28 mi
Puerto San Carlos at a glance
- Town or city of about 5,538 people. Coordinates: 24.789° N, 112.105° W.
- It is 191 mi northwest of Cabo San Lucas, the main place in Baja California Sur. The sun rises 11 min later and sets 7 min later than in Cabo San Lucas.
- The nearest tide station, Puerto San Carlos, is 0.8 mi to the southwest.
- Its coast faces south.
Questions about Puerto San CarlosQuestions
What time is high tide today in Puerto San Carlos?
Today in Puerto San Carlos there is high tide at 10:21 am (7.0 ft) and low tides at 4:05 am and 5:55 pm. Tide coefficient 84.
What time is sunset today in Puerto San Carlos?
At 5:51 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:14 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Puerto San Carlos?
At 6:34 am. First light comes at 5:44 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 12:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 1:10–3:10 am, Minor 8:51–9:51 am, Major 1:41–3:41 pm, Minor 7:30–8:30 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Puerto San Carlos?
Drizzle, from 69 °F to 89 °F, with a light breeze from the north (6 mph) and a 8% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Puerto San Carlos?
Slight (Douglas 3): 3.1 ft waves with a period of 10.5 s from the southwest. The water is 84.7 °F.
When is the best time to visit Puerto San Carlos?
The best time to visit Puerto San Carlos is from February to July and from October to November: highs of 71 °F to 84 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: NOAA station Puerto San Carlos (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).