Carlsbad City Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.22° N 117.41° W

Carlsbad City Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carlsbad City Beach sea temperature is
21.0° C
2.0° 

Carlsbad City Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carlsbad City Beach today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carlsbad City Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
417
411
405
405
405
405
411
417
348
358
457
303
236
321
394
316
316
316
272
261
277
317
312
312
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SE
0
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
6:12PM2.28m
8:28AM1.44m
7:06PM2.42m
9:18AM1.52m
7:59PM2.53m
10:02AM1.59m
Low Tide
11:24AM1.11m
1:50AM0.19m
12:32PM1.12m
2:39AM0.01m
1:34PM1.09m
3:26AM-0.11m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
21
19
18
18
19
19
21
22
22
20
20
20
20
21
22
Feels °C
18
18
19
17
18
18
18
19
20
22
20
19
20
20
19
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
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