Carlsbad City Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 24 Nov 2025 PST
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131314131212121213121215151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123126126895841555150494959484755555644454442377171
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NW
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
0
NW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
0
NE
5
NE
0
SSE
5
NE
10
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscrossglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
1.38
10:50AM
1.91
2:59AM
1.44
11:43AM
1.79
3:37AM
1.54
12:59PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
0.44
4:09AM
1.35
7:00PM
0.49
5:33AM
1.41
7:50PM
0.54
7:49AM
1.39
Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise----6:28-------6:30-------6:31---
Sunset-------4:43-------4:43-------4:42
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151617171820212121212021212324232221222121222220
Feels °C (?)151617151718181819191717172020192018201819191918
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