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Encinitas · reef break
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Intermediate
Mellow, playful reef break at Cardiff State Beach -- popular with longboarders and SUPs.
Waist-high, a little wind texture — a fun session for intermediates.
🌅 Best window today: 8:00 PM-5:00 AM — light wind, ~5 mph
📈 Today's the peak of the current swell (~5-6 ft) — it eases up after this.
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Swell
3 ft
@ 11s · 73.6°F water
Buoy: Leucadia Nearshore, CA (262)
Tide
- Low 4:05 AM (1.1 ft)
- High 10:20 AM (6.0 ft)
- Low 5:02 PM (0.1 ft)
- High 11:11 PM (4.2 ft)
Station: La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf)
Weather
73°F
Sunny
Wind 10 mph W
News
- High surf and rip currents bring hazardous conditions to San Diego beaches
Headtopics · 1d ago
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