Carlsbad · San Diego County · California
Tamarack Surf Report & Forecast, Carlsbad, California
Tamarack, Carlsbad, California: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 3 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.9 ft at 15 seconds from the southwest, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 12 mph. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 3:20 pm.
3–4 ft
chest high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 1.9 ft · 15 s · SWplus 0.4 ft · 15 s · W
- Wind
- 7 mph (WNW), gusts 12cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.1 ft risinglow 0.1 ft at 3:20 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 80°F
- Sun
- rise 6:15 amset 4:51 pm
Tamarack surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Tamarack: 10 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Tamarack: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 4.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 13 | 3.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 14 | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
Tamarack waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Tamarack arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 13 s
- Lulls
- about 51 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 44% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Tamarack surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Tamarack: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 6–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–6 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Epic.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Tamarack are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.3 ft · 16 s · SSW | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 14 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Great | 1.4 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–6 ft | Great | 1.8 ft · 15 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–6 ft | Great | 3.0 ft · 14 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–7 ft | Epic | 2.8 ft · 18 s · W | 5 mph offshore (E) | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 5 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–8 ft | Great | — | 10 mph cross-shore (NW) | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–6 ft | Great | — | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Tamarack are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Tamarack tide chart and tide times
Tides at Tamarack today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.5 ft at 1:47 am, high 6.8 ft at 8:08 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:20 pm and high 4.5 ft at 9:45 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.1 ft and rising.
Tamarack tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.5 ft at 1:47 amHigh 6.8 ft at 8:08 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:20 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 9:45 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:20 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:38 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:54 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:45 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:02 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:30 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:15 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 2:56 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:35 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:14 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:17 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:17 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:08 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:06 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 1:47 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:39 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:48 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:06 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.1 ft at 11:36 amLow 1.3 ft at 8:03 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 4:27 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:11 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:49 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 4:44 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:40 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:26 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Tamarack water temperature
The water temperature at Tamarack is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 80°F and a 7 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Tamarack
- Carlsbad State Beach0.4 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Warm Water Jetties0.5 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Terramar1.8 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Buccaneer Beach2.1 mi NNW · 4 ft · Good
- Oceanside Pier4.0 mi NW · 4 ft · Good
- Ponto4.6 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Tamarack
Tamarack is a beach break in Carlsbad, San Diego County, California, facing southwest. Also called Tamarack Avenue and Tamarack Surf Beach.
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