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Carlsbad City Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Carlsbad City Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Carlsbad City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | |
229 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 143 | 220 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 168 | 170 | 140 | 131 | 185 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.52m | 7:57PM2.18m | 9:33AM1.53m | 8:26PM2.20m | 10:14AM1.52m | 8:56PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.40m | 1:38PM1.00m | 3:08AM0.30m | 2:09PM1.06m | 3:42AM0.25m | 2:40PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 229 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 143 | 220 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 46 | 34 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 28 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 168 | 170 | 127 | 102 | 98 | 311 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | WNW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 140 | 131 | 185 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | — | — | — | 30 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 475 | 229 | 113 | 63 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 229 | 229 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 0 |
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