San Diego Coast Guide

Carlsbad

Name: Live beach conditions and water temperature at Carlsbad State Beach
Creator: the beach today

Village by the Sea

Everything for a day on the Carlsbad seawall. Conditions, parking, the sunset off the bluff walk and where to eat after the sand.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Seawall lots, the village & Ponto

Seawall Sunset

Sunset off the promenade & cam

Dining

Seafood, craft beer & the village

Things to Do

Lagoon paddles & whale watching

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Tamarack Surf Beach

Main surf break, volleyball & the big lot

State lot · fills fast

Carlsbad State Beach

Seawall promenade below the village

Free lots · seawall

Ocean Street Beach

Sandy walk-on north of the village

Street access

Terramar Beach

Quiet local surf & tidepools

Roadside · south

South Ponto Beach

Wide open sand by Batiquitos Lagoon

State lot · south

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Oceanside

10 min north

The pier, harbor & wide beach

Encinitas

10 min south

Moonlight Beach & Swami's

Legoland

5 min east

Theme park, the flower fields & the outlets

Solana Beach

20 min south

Fletcher Cove & the Cedros District

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Carlsbad State Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.