Carlsbad City Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)171717141516161615151514141514141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212144140217339348348277266249242239301305239236180170163207207204158156
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
NW
0
E
5
ENE
0
WSW
5
NW
20
W
15
W
5
SW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
1.80
9:38PM
2.40
10:50AM
1.70
10:14PM
2.42
11:48AM
1.57
10:55PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
0.21
3:22PM
0.73
4:33AM
0.11
3:55PM
0.86
5:23AM
0.09
4:30PM
0.99
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:15-----
Sunset-----7:21-------7:22-------7:22--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515181918171716161719201918181818182020191717
Feels °C (?)151414171715161817161818171617171817171917171616
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