Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Carlsbad City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 938 | 751 | 612 | 612 | 604 | 724 | 724 | 596 | 596 | 451 | 372 | 358 | 481 | 813 | 449 | 703 | 694 | 674 | 655 | 588 | 694 | 269 | 265 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.59m | 9:37PM2.24m | 11:08AM1.64m | 10:10PM2.18m | 11:34AM1.68m | 10:43PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.19m | 3:28PM1.03m | 4:43AM0.21m | 4:04PM0.99m | 5:09AM0.27m | 4:43PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 938 | 751 | 612 | 612 | 604 | 724 | 724 | 596 | 596 | 372 | 356 | 358 | 481 | 813 | 449 | 703 | 694 | 674 | 655 | 588 | 694 | 269 | 195 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | S 12 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 186 | 246 | 225 | 225 | 215 | 272 | 198 | 396 | 343 | 451 | 372 | 276 | 272 | 23 | 190 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 192 | 265 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | W 7 | S 10 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 174 | 23 | 48 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | 23 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 112 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
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