Carlsbad City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.22° N 117.41° W

Issued: 10 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (10 Jun)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (10 Jun)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1615
1398
1104
1029
1016
1051
1051
1038
1038
894
666
639
631
536
631
631
631
529
521
413
384
329
378
418
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:53AM1.42m
5:59PM2.10m
7:09AM1.44m
6:39PM2.27m
8:15AM1.49m
7:22PM2.42m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.85m
1:06AM0.52m
12:02PM0.93m
1:55AM0.26m
12:52PM0.98m
2:44AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:58
7:59
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
22
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
19
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
22
20
21
20
21
21
22
21
22
20
20
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1615
1398
1104
1029
1016
1051
1051
1038
1038
894
666
639
631
536
631
631
631
529
521
413
384
312
378
312
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
Energy kJ
41
39
27
57
64
62
62
79
55
56
57
55
34
33
43
44
24
125
127
188
260
329
329
418
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
8
6
2
8
2
5
5
5
2
9
9
2
38
75
75
75
127
125
55
35
36
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
39
35
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
64
311
64
42
42
0
21
42
101
112
64
64
0
0
0
0
64
64
63
36
36
36
8
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7
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