
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Carlsbad City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
417 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 411 | 417 | 348 | 358 | 457 | 303 | 236 | 321 | 394 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 272 | 261 | 277 | 317 | 312 | 312 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 6:12PM2.28m | 8:28AM1.44m | 7:06PM2.42m | 9:18AM1.52m | 7:59PM2.53m | 10:02AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM1.11m | 1:50AM0.19m | 12:32PM1.12m | 2:39AM0.01m | 1:34PM1.09m | 3:26AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
417 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 411 | 417 | 348 | 358 | 457 | 303 | 236 | 321 | 394 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 272 | 261 | 277 | 317 | 312 | 312 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
34 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 139 | 153 | 98 | 55 | 68 | 71 | 113 | 140 | 181 | 62 | 46 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | W 10 | S 21 | W 10 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 17 | SW 21 | W 5 | SSW 21 | S 16 | SSW 21 | W 15 | SW 18 |
9 | 2 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 28 | 66 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 4 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 101 | 112 | 0 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 |
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