Carlsbad City Beach surf break

Carlsbad City Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 PDT
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Carlsbad City Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515151515151515141414141417171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147147229173146146277242246246191191144191188186183183236173200212210144
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
E
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassonononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
1.89
8:13PM
2.02
8:21AM
1.90
8:37PM
2.17
9:09AM
1.87
9:05PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
0.48
2:23AM
0.58
2:21PM
0.53
3:03AM
0.37
2:51PM
0.62
3:46AM
0.21
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise6:20-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---7:19-------7:19-------7:20----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141617171616151415171717161515151617171716171717
Feels °C (?)121514141315151415161515171515151615141515161516
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