Carlsbad City Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
18.2° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
20
W
15
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SW
0
ESE
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
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)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
Energy 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)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
W
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy 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)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.1
SW
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy 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)
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
17
11
14
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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