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Carlsbad City Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Carlsbad City Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 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
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | |
251 | 251 | 248 | 191 | 133 | 134 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 127 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.34m | 00:02AM1.87m | 00:55AM1.77m | 5:55PM1.48m | 2:12AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.51m | 4:49PM1.33m | 8:26AM0.57m | 9:28AM0.59m | 8:40PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
 kJ | 251 | 251 | 248 | 191 | 133 | 134 | 134 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 48 | 73 | 73 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 9 | 18 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 127 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 34 | 54 | 50 | 36 | 48 | 26 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 63 | 587 | 64 | 36 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 260 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 101 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 |
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