Carlsbad City Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.4°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 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1
W
0.9
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)151515151414141414141313131313131313666778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5555767573686464646463626161626161446963166131120137
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
SW
10
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossoncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
2.01
9:18PM
2.07
9:33AM
1.93
9:41PM
2.12
10:12AM
1.83
10:04PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
0.44
3:30AM
0.49
3:30PM
0.57
4:06AM
0.42
3:53PM
0.70
4:42AM
0.39
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise6:39-------6:37-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:08-------7:08-------7:09----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------21----------------
Temp. °C181919191819181817181818171616161516171716161515
Feels °C (?)191818191819181817171515151616161314151415161515
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