Carlsbad City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.22° N 117.41° W

Carlsbad City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
1.7° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 9PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
603
596
491
491
759
717
667
659
651
552
559
675
684
667
545
487
481
481
481
481
475
469
362
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:33PM1.87m
4:01AM1.29m
4:22PM1.99m
5:58AM1.27m
5:16PM2.13m
7:26AM1.34m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.89m
9:12AM0.93m
11:54PM0.66m
10:13AM1.04m
00:57AM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
18
18
18
18
19
22
22
22
20
20
19
19
20
22
21
21
19
19
19
19
20
22
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
22
22
22
21
22
20
20
21
22
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
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