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Pipes - San Elijo State Beach in San Diego County is an exposed beach and reef break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. There are left and right breaking reefs. Best around mid tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Pipes - San Elijo State Beach 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pipes - San Elijo State Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cardiff Reef	1 mi
Second closest break	Leucadia	1 mi
Third closest break	D Street	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Georges	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Sandbox	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pipes - San Elijo State Beach:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	58 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	111 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	167 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	172 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pipes - San Elijo State Beach:
Closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California	14 mi
Second closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s	14 mi
Third closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California	14 mi
Fourth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (2)	14 mi
Fifth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (3)	14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pipes - San Elijo State Beach:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	81 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	81 mi
Third closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	84 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	84 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	90 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pipes - San Elijo State Beach:
Closest city location	Encinitas (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Solana Beach (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Carlsbad (United States)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rancho Santa Fe (United States)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lake San Marcos (United States)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pipes - San Elijo State Beach is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pipes - San Elijo State Beach is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 39 km (24 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 42 km (26 miles) away.
• General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 66 km (41 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Pipes - San Elijo State Beach and is 85 km (53 miles) away.