Carlsbad City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.22° N 117.41° W

Carlsbad City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
23.1°C
3.5° 

Carlsbad City Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
1.1
W
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
285
254
193
140
142
169
178
354
330
251
248
248
245
245
242
239
291
273
147
169
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
5
W
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
25
W
15
W
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
0
S
0
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:12PM1.66m
10:50AM2.23m
00:08AM1.49m
11:29AM2.19m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.35m
4:29AM0.83m
5:54PM0.36m
4:57AM0.98m
6:56PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
22
21
20
20
20
21
24
25
24
23
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21
21
21
23
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
21
22
21
21
20
21
23
21
22
24
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
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