Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Carlsbad City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 299 | 255 | 248 | 232 | 217 | 214 | 264 | 301 | 301 | 264 | 261 | 206 | 203 | 194 | 189 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 134 | 111 | 184 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.54m | 4:41PM1.94m | 7:05AM1.68m | 5:56PM1.99m | 7:33AM1.81m | 6:55PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.39m | 10:46AM1.31m | 00:10AM0.32m | 12:07PM1.13m | 00:56AM0.29m | 1:02PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 295 | 299 | 255 | 248 | 232 | 217 | 214 | 264 | 301 | 301 | 264 | 261 | 206 | 203 | 194 | 189 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 134 | 111 | 101 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 66 | 98 | 113 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SE 14 | SSW 8 | W 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | W 4 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 58 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 6 | 65 | 100 | 184 | 248 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | 17 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 153 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 64 | 63 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 64 | 36 | 19 | 0 |
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