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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 am Wednesday 08 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.3°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 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Carlsbad City Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 171 | 171 | 168 | 125 | 123 | 125 | 163 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 211 | 127 | 211 | 271 | 434 | 547 | 491 | 547 | 491 | 399 | 280 | 403 | 532 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:26AM 1.82 | 1:29AM 1.72 | 3:19AM 1.67 | 7:28PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18AM 0.69 | 10:47AM 0.66 | 11:46AM 0.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
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