Carlsbad City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.22° N 117.41° W

Carlsbad City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
22.7° C
3.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
634
863
1100
1100
1004
863
723
743
719
719
719
915
915
1056
936
893
625
726
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
W
5
WSW
0
NE
0
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:14PM2.08m
9:28AM1.49m
7:53PM2.15m
9:53AM1.52m
8:29PM2.22m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.31m
1:39PM1.18m
3:17AM0.24m
2:17PM1.12m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
24
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
24
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
22
23
24
25
23
23
24
24
23
22
23
25
24
25
24
24
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