Carlsbad City Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 26 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)91818181818171616161616161515151515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441045510479102140193190190132132129170218231157157155155153148156147
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
N
5
WNW
0
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglasscrossglassglassglassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
1.53
5:37AM
2.18
7:40PM
1.64
6:32AM
2.28
8:08PM
1.74
7:20AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
1.21
1:01PM
0.15
12:26AM
1.06
1:39PM
0.09
1:15AM
0.91
2:14PM
0.09
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----6:20-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:44-------5:45-------5:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181921232326272523222322212222211919191818202120
Feels °C (?)181921222125252422212321212121201919191818202017
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