Carlsbad City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.22° N 117.41° W

Carlsbad City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
22.1° C
2.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.3
S
12
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
293
231
181
127
103
132
132
136
293
362
366
370
379
260
127
127
122
306
334
424
487
472
506
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
0
ESE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:16PM2.26m
12:48PM1.80m
00:05AM2.01m
1:31PM1.84m
00:59AM1.74m
2:15PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.16m
6:12PM0.94m
6:52AM0.36m
7:18PM0.95m
7:28AM0.58m
8:36PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:58
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
23
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
22
23
23
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
24
23
22
21
22
23
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