Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Carlsbad City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 358 | 353 | 349 | 280 | 266 | 220 | 302 | 364 | 404 | 399 | 360 | 807 | 762 | 700 | 417 | 691 | 683 | 674 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:16PM2.30m | 11:19AM1.93m | 11:00PM2.09m | 11:52AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.75m | 4:58AM0.17m | 5:00PM0.72m | 5:29AM0.35m | 5:51PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 251 | 358 | 353 | 349 | 280 | 266 | 220 | 255 | 214 | 404 | 399 | 309 | 807 | 762 | 700 | 417 | 691 | 683 | 674 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 |
| kJ | 69 | 61 | 59 | 38 | 149 | 149 | 214 | 302 | 364 | 214 | 251 | 360 | 70 | 54 | 66 | 191 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 44 | 80 | 151 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 44 | 66 | 61 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1125 | 64 | 64 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 36 |
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