South Carlsbad State Beach
San Diego County, California, United States
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm5.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.6
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 21°C69°F
- Water
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 1610 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 3%
- Sunset
- 6:06 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
- Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About South Carlsbad State Beach
South Carlsbad State Beach is a state park in California, United States. It is located near Ponto Beach, which is 0.38 miles away. The nearest bus stop is 470 feet from the beach.
South Carlsbad State Beach (which includes South Ponto) is a public beach in Carlsbad, California.
Known for being a place for swimming, surfing, skin diving, fishing, and picnicking, the campground, which is led by the stairway from the beach, is very popular during the summer.
Source: South Carlsbad State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 380 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms60 m200 ft away
- Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m970 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground380 m0.2 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 140 m470 ftCarlsbad Boulevard & Breakwater Road
- Nearest town
- 3.6 km2.2 miCarlsbad (city)
- Nearest airport
- 5 km3 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Ponto Beach0.6 km0.4 mi north-west away8.1 Great tomorrow
- South Ponto2.3 km1.4 mi south away8.1 Great tomorrow
- Grandview Surf Beach2.9 km1.8 mi south away8.1 Great tomorrow
- The Dark Side3.9 km2.4 mi north away8.1 Great tomorrow
- Leucadia State Beach4.0 km2.5 mi south away8.1 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
- Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%