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Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is falling. Often Crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park 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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Use this relief map to navigate to United-States - San Diego County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Tippers	1 mi
Second closest break	Turtles	1 mi
Third closest break	Del Mar Rivermouth	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Georges	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Seaside Reef	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	57 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	113 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	169 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	174 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park:
Closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California	11 mi
Second closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s	11 mi
Third closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California	11 mi
Fourth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (2)	11 mi
Fifth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (3)	11 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park:
Closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	84 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	85 mi
Third closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	86 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	86 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	93 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park:
Closest city location	Encinitas (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Solana Beach (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Del Mar (United States)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rancho Santa Fe (United States)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lake San Marcos (United States)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 34 km (21 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 37 km (23 miles) away.
• General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park and is 90 km (56 miles) away.