Carlsbad City Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 PDT
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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.7°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: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151514141414141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208206261258255198191181146142142140138138138100138138186186138134123120
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
W
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
W
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
1.42
3:49AM
1.93
7:10PM
1.55
5:22AM
1.96
7:39PM
1.68
6:30AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
1.38
11:52AM
0.37
11:28PM
1.29
12:48PM
0.30
12:40AM
1.12
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------6:45-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset-7:04-------7:05-------7:06------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191816161616172121211918191919212121191920191922
Feels °C (?)181716171616172020201918201919201920191920181820
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