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Carlsbad City Beach surf break

Carlsbad City Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 PST
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Carlsbad City Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 5PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Feb)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (16 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Carlsbad City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
SW
0.4
SW
2
SSW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)15156788888888897899998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55553095906315724524524413983943813704716511862201516811187901720682470399
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
30
SSE
40
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
SW
30
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
SW
35
SSW
55
SW
55
WSW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
2.28
9:16PM
1.73
8:34AM
2.27
9:39PM
1.81
9:10AM
2.19
10:04PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
0.16
2:28AM
0.86
3:22PM
0.20
3:06AM
0.78
3:47PM
0.29
3:48AM
0.71
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:30-------
Sunset---5:35-------5:36-------5:36----
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cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--632324311--1232-------
Temp. °C141514151414131313151515141414141313131313131312
Feels °C (?)109798987912109964334457788
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