Carlsbad City Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 10PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131313181817161615141414141312131314141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)878684106102146129253231218195187134156153117121203195176171123113108
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
0
ENE
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
WNW
5
N
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
N
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
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on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
1.44
6:28AM
2.12
8:40PM
1.48
7:05AM
2.20
9:06PM
1.52
7:40AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.38
12:08AM
1.21
1:58PM
0.28
12:49AM
1.17
2:30PM
0.20
1:25AM
1.13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-5:04-------5:05-------5:05------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222020222121212222212019191919202020191919191921
Feels °C (?)201919201917181918181817171717181718171818171718
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