Seaside Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Seaside Reef in San Diego County is an exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. A left hand reef. Best around mid tide when the tide is falling. Often Crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall Seaside Reef 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 Seaside Reef:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Georges	0 mi
Second closest break	Sandbox	1 mi
Third closest break	Cardiff Reef	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Pillbox and Fletcher Cove Park	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Turtles	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Seaside Reef:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	57 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	112 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	168 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	173 mi
Tide stations nearest to Seaside Reef:
Closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California	12 mi
Second closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s	12 mi
Third closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California	12 mi
Fourth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (2)	12 mi
Fifth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (3)	12 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Seaside Reef:
Closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	83 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	83 mi
Third closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	85 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	86 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	91 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Seaside Reef:
Closest city location	Encinitas (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Solana Beach (United States)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Rancho Santa Fe (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Del Mar (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lake San Marcos (United States)	8 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Seaside Reef is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Seaside Reef is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 39 km (24 miles) away.
• General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 64 km (40 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Seaside Reef and is 88 km (55 miles) away.