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Carlsbad City Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Carlsbad City Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Carlsbad City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | |
46 | 46 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 89 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 38 | 36 | 57 | 76 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 70 | 82 | 80 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | |
High Tide | 8:12PM2.11m | 8:47AM1.73m | 8:35PM2.17m | 9:29AM1.68m | 8:58PM2.20m | 10:10AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.64m | 2:44AM0.47m | 2:20PM0.75m | 3:19AM0.36m | 2:46PM0.85m | 3:53AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 70 | 82 | 80 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 66 | 66 | 3 | 89 | 64 | 67 | 38 | 23 | 36 | 57 | 76 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 29 | 45 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 12 | S 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 38 | 71 | 63 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 587 | 63 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 112 | 113 | 21 | 64 | 106 | 5 | 5 | 101 |
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