The tides were as follows:
Low 4:25 AM 1.0 6:42 AM Rise 9:18 AM 2
High 10:41 AM 7.0 6:36 PM Set 8:07 PM
Low 5:28 PM -0.6
High 11:41 PM 4.8
Temperature: The air was 62°, the sea was about 60°
Swell: 3-4ft
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tamarack+Beach+Resort,+Carlsbad+Boulevard,+Carlsbad,+CA&hl=en&ll=33.155158,-117.350163&spn=0.021377,0.040684&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=42.901912,83.320312&vpsrc=0&hq=Tamarack+Beach+Resort,+Carlsbad+Boulevard,+Carlsbad,+CA&t=m&z=15
It was darkish and overcast and the sky was pretty thick with clouds-I believe they were stratocumulus undulatus. There weren't many waves and the sea was smooth. I saw some seagulls and not many people.