Carlsbad City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.22° N 117.41° W

Carlsbad City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
22.6°C
4.3° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
204
204
204
139
139
139
139
139
143
113
87
106
104
152
204
312
309
305
360
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
0
NW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:38PM1.74m
9:10AM2.37m
10:28PM1.66m
9:45AM2.41m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.22m
2:55AM0.80m
4:09PM0.12m
3:27AM0.90m
4:56PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
18
19
20
20
19
20
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