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South Carlsbad State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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South Carlsbad State Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at South Carlsbad State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for South Carlsbad State Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at South Carlsbad State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 437 | 437 | 432 | 427 | 527 | 402 | 375 | 296 | 370 | 308 | 283 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 366 | 346 | 264 | 207 | 128 | 195 | 173 | 126 | 171 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:02PM 2.04 | 8:05AM 1.68 | 6:59PM 2.11 | 8:30AM 1.77 | 7:45PM 2.14 | 8:54AM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:21AM 0.25 | 1:03PM 1.08 | 1:59AM 0.22 | 1:48PM 0.93 | 2:31AM 0.24 | 2:27PM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Diego County
Continuing clean conditions at South Carlsbad State Beach (light winds from the W at Oceanside Airport 4 km from South Carlsbad State Beach). 0.6m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW with a 0.4m 3s local chop from the W and a 0.3m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 h 1 min ago
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