The Wave
The break tends to clean up with long-period W-WSW swell and light NE offshore winds, and it often works best on a mid-tide when peaks hold together rather than closing out.
Be cautious around drain channels.
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Carlsbad City Beach
Carlsbad City Beach is a wide, sandbar beach break that frequently serves up quick lefts and rights on W-WSW groundswell with punchy, closeout peaks near the seams of migrating sandbars. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Carlsbad City Beach in California.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelAll levels
LocationCalifornia, US
Forecast
- Waves 3-4 ft+
- Period 15 s
- Wind SW 4 kt
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Strong rip currents and a series of stair-access points shape where crowds form and where sandbars build and die off.
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