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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: 9:00-11:00 AM — light wind, ~10 mph
📈 Building toward the biggest swell Friday (~3-4 ft), up from today's ~3-3 ft.
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Swell
3 ft
@ 15s · 74.7°F water
Buoy: Leucadia Nearshore, CA (262)
Tide
- Low 3:47 AM (-0.1 ft)
- High 10:01 AM (5.5 ft)
- Low 3:59 PM (0.6 ft)
- High 10:03 PM (5.6 ft)
Station: La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf)
Weather
72°F
Patchy Fog
Wind 10 mph SE
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