Carlsbad City Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 06 May 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 2.6°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 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
134
134
136
136
136
136
99
97
93
88
85
61
44
53
120
123
123
127
246
239
155
152
218
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:02AM1.87m
00:55AM1.77m
5:55PM1.48m
2:12AM1.68m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.57m
9:28AM0.59m
8:40PM1.45m
10:22AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:36
7:37
7:37
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
20
19
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
17
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
133
134
28
29
31
25
25
99
97
17
16
26
43
44
44
32
33
55
55
93
82
80
61
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
19
0.6
W
5
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
59
15
134
136
136
136
136
18
18
93
88
85
61
44
44
120
123
123
127
246
239
155
122
171
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
Energy kJ
9
59
59
60
37
15
15
2
34
54
50
36
48
26
53
44
44
44
42
45
54
91
152
218
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
12
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
64
36
21
0
63
64
64
64
64
64
5
4
5
101
64
64
0
0
64
3
5
64
64
64
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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