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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.
Knee-to-thigh-high, clean, well-organized — a fun session for intermediates.
🌅 Best window today: 9:00-11:00 AM — light wind, ~3 mph
📈 Building toward the biggest swell tonight (~3-4 ft), up from today's ~3-3 ft.
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Swell
2.3 ft
@ 14s · 73°F water
Buoy: Leucadia Nearshore, CA (262)
Tide
- Low 2:28 AM (1.0 ft)
- High 8:43 AM (6.1 ft)
- Low 3:27 PM (-0.4 ft)
- High 9:38 PM (4.4 ft)
Station: La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf)
Weather
62°F
Clear
Wind 5 mph E
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