Coronado Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Coronado Beaches

Coronado Beaches in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Beware of .

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Overall Coronado Beaches Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Coronado Beaches surf quality by season and Coronado Beaches surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Coronado Beaches:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Point Loma (Ralph's)	3 mi
Second closest break	Donuts	4 mi
Third closest break	Garbage	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Sunset Cliffs	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Bird Shit	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Coronado Beaches:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	51 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	131 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	138 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	187 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	187 mi
Tide stations nearest to Coronado Beaches:
Closest tide station	San Diego, San Diego Bay, California	2 mi
Second closest tide station	San Diego, California	2 mi
Third closest tide station	San Diego, Quarantine Station, California	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	San Diego, California (2)	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Point Loma, California	3 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Coronado Beaches:
Closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	106 mi
Second closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	108 mi
Third closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	108 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	109 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	114 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Coronado Beaches:
Closest city location	Coronado (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	National City (United States)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Imperial Beach (United States)	8 mi
Fourth closest city location	Chula Vista (United States)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bonita (United States)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Coronado Beaches is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Coronado Beaches is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 5 km (3 miles) away.
• Third is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 21 km (13 miles) away.
• General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 26 km (16 miles) away.
• General Alberto L Salinas C International (Ensenada) Airport (ESE), also in Mexico is the fifth nearest airport to Coronado Beaches and is 113 km (70 miles) away.