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Carlsbad City Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 PST
Forecast 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
18.4° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)--
Evening (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.5
SSW
0.7
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313181010981313131613151515151414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69686813322819413036628916814017816716722222216515813012510199137135
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
35
SSE
20
SW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
NW
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55PM
1.51
8:33AM
2.20
10:40PM
1.46
9:04AM
2.16
11:30PM
1.40
9:36AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
1.13
3:59PM
0.26
2:43AM
1.18
4:39PM
0.31
3:07AM
1.23
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----6:24-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset-------4:44-------4:44-------4:44
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
37101--------------------
Temp. °C151416161516171717161615151719201918171716181818
Feels °C (?)11813131113151514121311111315181716161614171717
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