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Encinitas · reef break
Photo: Mikefairbanks, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Mellow, playful reef break at Cardiff State Beach -- popular with longboarders and SUPs.
Waist-high, clean, well-organized — worth the drive for intermediates.
🌅 Best window today: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM — light wind, ~0 mph
📈 Building toward the biggest swell Tuesday (~4-5 ft), up from today's ~3-4 ft.
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Swell
3.6 ft
@ 18s · 76.6°F water
Buoy: Leucadia Nearshore, CA (262)
Tide
- Low 3:21 AM (-0.3 ft)
- High 9:58 AM (3.7 ft)
- Low 2:16 PM (2.6 ft)
- High 8:31 PM (6.0 ft)
Station: La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf)
Weather
70°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph S
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