Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Carlsbad City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 330 | 326 | 264 | 219 | 229 | 347 | 379 | 599 | 660 | 640 | 485 | 469 | 461 | 373 | 342 | 272 | 247 | 171 | 339 | 322 | 284 | 223 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.61m | 8:10PM2.17m | 9:35AM1.68m | 8:44PM2.20m | 9:55AM1.75m | 9:18PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.27m | 2:06PM1.04m | 3:12AM0.24m | 2:40PM0.94m | 3:36AM0.24m | 3:15PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 273 | 330 | 326 | 264 | 219 | 229 | 347 | 379 | 599 | 660 | 640 | 485 | 469 | 461 | 373 | 342 | 272 | 247 | 159 | 339 | 322 | 284 | 223 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 248 | 203 | 302 | 201 | 196 | 183 | 176 | 171 | 134 | 110 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 164 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 12 | W 6 | S 12 | W 6 | W 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 | WNW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 11 | 99 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 85 | 55 | 171 | 72 | 130 | 81 | 71 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 64 | 21 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 111 | 153 | 0 | 0 |
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