South Carlsbad State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.19° N 117.38° W

South Carlsbad State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's South Carlsbad State Beach sea temperature is
24.6° C
4.8° 

South Carlsbad State 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 South Carlsbad State Beach today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for South Carlsbad State Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
125
160
113
114
113
114
114
138
114
126
128
205
329
329
243
202
267
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
0
W
0
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:24AM1.20m
3:37PM2.01m
6:47AM1.26m
4:52PM2.11m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.74m
8:03AM1.09m
11:46PM0.55m
9:34AM1.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
22
24
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
21
22
21
21
22
24
23
23
22
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
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