South Carlsbad State Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 PDT
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South Carlsbad State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Carlsbad State Beach sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at South Carlsbad State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for South Carlsbad State Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)132121211313202019191919181818181818181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)118116159114848397134184251251181166155154252252252316312241219211208
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
0
W
5
W
5
ESE
5
W
5
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SW
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
W
0
E
5
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglassglassonglassonononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
1.50
12:02AM
2.19
2:00PM
1.33
12:53AM
2.10
4:32PM
1.30
2:08AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
0.96
7:30AM
0.42
5:59PM
1.12
8:57AM
0.47
6:41PM
1.27
10:35AM
0.45
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:47-
Sunset-7:01-------7:02-------7:02------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817161717172021201819191819212121191919192022
Feels °C (?)161818161716171920191920191920212021202020202021
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