Surf forecast · United States · Southern California
Surf forecast Carlsbad today
Waves, swell and wind at Carlsbad (Southern California, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun onshore.
Carlsbad surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 12 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 5–8 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 12 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 7–8 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 12 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 16–19 km/h ↑W onshore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 3–9 km/h ↑ENE light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.7 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 12–8 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 19–16 km/h ↑W onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑W | 4–4 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑W | 12–9 km/h ↑SW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑W | 12–10 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 18:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Carlsbad
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Carlsbad today?
- Fun: waves 0.9 m at 10 s from WSW, swell 0.6 m · 13 s SSW (Sat 18:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Carlsbad?
- Wind 10 km/h from WNW: onshore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Carlsbad today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Carlsbad?
- 24.2 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Oceanside 4 km · Swamis (Encinitas) 15 km · Cardiff Reef 18 km · Del Mar 23 km · Blacks Beach 31 km · Trestles 32 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Carlsbad, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.