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California

Carlsbad State Beach

beachtide: mid

1.5Updated 0 min ago

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Face

1.6ft

13s period

Swell

SSW

197°

Windcross

4 mph

NNE

Tide

↓1.1 ft

falling

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

24% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

SSW

1.5ft

13s

53%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.1ft

17s

29%

P3 (tertiary)

W

0.9ft

12s

18%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrips, crowds

Optimal conditions

SwellWSW 247°

WindE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46274

Hs2.6 ft

Tp13s

DirSW

Water66°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:26:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

1.6

13s

SSW197°

3mphcross

0.2ft↑

5am

1.7

13s

SSW197°

3mphcross

0.6ft↑

8am

1.7

13s

SSW196°

1mphcross-on

3.4ft↓

11am

1.8

16s

SSW197°

7mphonshore

3.2ft↓

2pm

1.7

6s

W268°

9mphonshore

1.1ft↑

5pm

2.0

15s

SSW196°

8mphcross-on

2.5ft↑

8pm

2.0

12s

W271°

5mphcross

5.7ft↓

11pm

2.2

15s

SSW195°

4mphcross

4.6ft

Fri, May 15

2am

2.1

11s

W265°

3mphcross-on

0.3ft↓

5am

2.1

11s

W266°

6mphcross-off

-0.5ft↑

8am

2.0

11s

W266°

6mphcross-off

2.6ft↑

11am

2.1

10s

W266°

9mphcross-on

3.7ft↓

2pm

2.2

10s

W267°

10mphcross-on

1.6ft↑

5pm

2.2

10s

W266°

8mphcross-on

2.1ft↑

8pm

2.1

10s

W267°

4mphcross-on

5.6ft

11pm

2.1

10s

W268°

4mphcross

5.6ft

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