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Pipes - San Elijo State Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Pipes - San Elijo State Beach Surf Forecast / USA

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 15 pm Wednesday 15 Feb 2012

Pipes - San Elijo State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.8
WNW
3.0
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.0
W
1.0
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period (s) (?) 15 15 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 17 16 8 7 8 14 14 13 13
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

(?)
Max-energy 308 167 143 81 116 105 104 106 63 202 337 1132 744 689 388 377 232 218
Wind
(km/h)
25
W 5
N 10
NNW 15
NNW 15
NE 5
WSW 15
WSW 10
ESE 5
S 15
WSW 25
W 40
WNW 40
WNW 15
WNW 5
E 15
W 5
NE 5
WNW
Wind State (?) on glass cross cross cross-
off
glass on cross-
off
cross-
on
on on cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass cross-
on
cross-
off
glass
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Pipes - San Elijo State Beach blow from the ENE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
0.89

4:15AM
1.59
6:40PM
1.02

5:23AM
1.67

7:19PM
1.13
6:19AM
1.74

7:52PM
1.23
7:06AM
1.78

8:22PM
1.31
7:47AM
1.77

8:51PM
1.37
8:25AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)

9:33PM
0.72
11:55AM
-0.10

11:05PM
0.68
12:45PM
-0.21

12:09AM
0.57

1:25PM
-0.28
12:59AM
0.46

2:01PM
-0.29
1:42AM
0.36

2:33PM
-0.26
2:21AM
0.28

 

Note: the tide data above is for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California which is 23 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Pipes - San Elijo State Beach. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Pipes - San Elijo State Beach sea temperature is 14.5 °C (Statistics for 15 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 14.8 max: 16.1 min: 13.1 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night) Wind will be generally light Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night) Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night)
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Summary rain shwrs some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear rain shwrs clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
Rain (mm) 5 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
High °C 12 11 18 19 14 18 16 14 17 15 12 12 12 11 15 15 13 18
Low °C 11 10 14 16 14 17 13 13 16 12 11 11 11 10 12 12 13 16
Chill °C (?) 10 11 18 19 13 17 15 13 16 14 10 9 9 8 15 14 13 18
Sunrise - - 6:31 - - 6:31 - - 6:30 - - 6:28 - - 6:26 - - 6:26
Sunset 17:34 - - 17:34 - - 17:35 - - 17:36 - - 17:37 - - 17:37 - -
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Pipes - San Elijo State Beach is 4 km (2 miles) from the city of Encinitas. If you plan a vacation in San Diego County, look for hotels and other accommodation in Encinitas. Encinitas has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.