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Carlsbad City Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.7
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 3.3

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Carlsbad City Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – San Diego County)

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Surf Break: Carlsbad City Beach

Name: Carlsbad City Beach
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: NE

Carlsbad City Beach in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

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Overall Carlsbad City Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Carlsbad City Beach:

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Closest break Camp Pendelton 1 mi
Second closest break Del Mar Jetties 1 mi
Third closest break Tamarack Avenue 1 mi
Fourth closest break Oceanside Beach 2 mi
Fifth closest break Terra Mar 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Carlsbad City Beach:

Closest wave buoy San Clemente Basin Buoy 62 mi
Second closest wave buoy Santa Monica Basin Buoy 101 mi
Third closest wave buoy Tanner Banks Buoy 135 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East Santa Barbara Buoy 157 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy South Santa Rosa Island Buoy 164 mi

Tide stations nearest to Carlsbad City Beach:

Closest tide station San Clemente, California 18 mi
Second closest tide station La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California 26 mi
Third closest tide station La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s 26 mi
Fourth closest tide station La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California 26 mi
Fifth closest tide station La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (2) 26 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Carlsbad City Beach:

Closest ski area Mt Baldy (United States) 70 mi
Second closest ski area Snow Valley (United States) 72 mi
Third closest ski area Big Bear Mountain (United States) 76 mi
Fourth closest ski area Snow Summit (United States) 76 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mountain High resort (United States) 81 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Carlsbad City Beach:

Closest city location Oceanside (United States) 2 mi
Second closest city location Carlsbad (United States) 6 mi
Third closest city location Vista (United States) 10 mi
Fourth closest city location Bonsall (United States) 12 mi
Fifth closest city location Lake San Marcos (United States) 14 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Carlsbad City Beach is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Carlsbad City Beach is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 58 km (36 miles) away.
  • Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 61 km (38 miles) away.
  • Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK) in USA is 66 km (41 miles) away.
  • John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Carlsbad City Beach and is 66 km (41 miles) away.
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This is the Surf-Forecast page for Carlsbad City Beach, United-States - San Diego County. Use the tab navigation above to view Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature, Carlsbad City Beach photographs, Carlsbad City Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Carlsbad City Beach webcams, current wind from United-States - San Diego County live weather stations and Carlsbad City Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Carlsbad City Beach.