Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 7PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Carlsbad City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 428 | 815 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 826 | 522 | 530 | 534 | 431 | 665 | 859 | 892 | 892 | 778 | 724 | 706 | 670 | 636 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:18PM2.01m | 4:53AM1.55m | 2:50PM1.87m | 5:42AM1.69m | 4:25PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.35m | 9:02AM1.34m | 10:30PM0.39m | 10:54AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 431 | 357 | 815 | 859 | 859 | 859 | 826 | 522 | 530 | 534 | 431 | 144 | 859 | 892 | 892 | 778 | 724 | 706 | 670 | 636 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 360 | 428 | 12 | 75 | 75 | 2 | 6 | 322 | 326 | 316 | 276 | 665 | 110 | 93 | 73 | 42 | 45 | 32 | 30 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | S 9 | W 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 6 | W 20 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 57 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 108 | 277 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 260 | 586 | 587 | 139 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 63 | 36 | 3 |
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