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At Carlsbad, the ocean is producing good quality surf with waves around 3.3 ft at a solid 14-second period coming from the south. The tide is currently rising from a low height near 0.1 ft, moving toward a high tide around 5 ft early tomorrow morning, though the tide conditions are rated poor overall. Light southwest winds at 5 mph provide clean, smooth surface conditions with a warm air temperature near 86°F and water temperature around 66.5°F, making for comfortable surf conditions.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
3.3 ft waves at 14 seconds from the south, light SW wind at 5 mph, rising low tide near 0.1 ft, water temperature about 66.5°F, air 86°F.
Sunny, 86°F • Wind SW 5 mph
Good surf size and period with light, clean winds produce a fun session potential, but tide conditions remain less than ideal as the tide continues to rise from a very low point.
Swell Score: A swell score of 6.7/10 reflects modest size.
Swell Detail: Around 3.3 ft with an interval of 14 seconds with Solid engery (~448 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the S (191°) | Outside acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: A poor tide tide score of 0/10 indicates conditions are limiting wave shape at this break, making clean or consistent surf unlikely.
Tide Height: The tide is rising around 0.09 ft, sitting below the preferred range for this reef break.
Tide Trend: ↗ Improving: Poor tide conditions are improving.
Next Tide: High at 9:51 PM (5 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 5.0/10 indicates mostly favorable winds, with generally clean conditions and only slight chop on the surface.
Wind Direction & Speed: SW @ 5 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality remains consistent through the surf window.
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