Carlsbad City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.22° N 117.41° W

Issued: 10 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
20.8° C

3.3°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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 2PM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (16 Jun)4ft (1.2m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)4ft (1.2m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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)
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
474
627
1070
1336
1198
1059
800
718
694
881
881
881
871
861
822
765
746
574
567
567
560
628
620
605
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
0
W
5
S
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:53AM1.60m
10:37PM2.49m
12:46PM1.62m
11:29PM2.33m
1:40PM1.66m
00:25AM2.12m
Low Tide
5:13AM-0.14m
4:18PM1.08m
6:03AM-0.06m
5:18PM1.10m
6:52AM0.07m
6:25PM1.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
19
19
17
17
16
16
17
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
16
18
17
16
18
19
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
474
627
1070
1336
1198
1059
800
718
694
881
881
881
871
861
822
765
746
574
567
567
560
628
620
605
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
178
273
421
439
373
373
250
304
299
317
249
242
220
213
210
169
169
167
180
93
89
89
107
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
S
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
183
131
6
6
6
23
17
6
4
2
37
75
96
37
37
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
9
6
4
6
6
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
63
64
64
64
63
21
0
63
0
63
791
64
63
21
0
0
0
554
791
63
64
36
0
21
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Rating
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4
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Rating
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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