Carlsbad City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.22° N 117.41° W

Carlsbad City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
22.2°C
3.6° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
773
817
817
763
621
588
580
573
573
565
565
557
557
549
322
446
378
431
565
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
10
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
0
SW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
W
15
W
10
SE
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:43PM1.66m
7:05AM1.65m
5:46PM1.70m
7:16AM1.75m
6:36PM1.75m
Low Tide
11:33AM1.34m
00:04AM0.57m
12:21PM1.18m
00:35AM0.55m
12:58PM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
20
20
19
19
19
23
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
22
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
20
21
20
22
21
21
21
18
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