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South Bird Rock in San Diego County is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. There are left and right breaking reefs. Best around mid tide when the tide is falling. It's often crowded here. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall South Bird Rock 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 South Bird Rock:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Birdrock	0 mi
Second closest break	Irdrock	0 mi
Third closest break	Rockpile nr South Bird Rock	0 mi
Fourth closest break	Big Rock	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Hennemans	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to South Bird Rock:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	49 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	121 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	134 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	178 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	180 mi
Tide stations nearest to South Bird Rock:
Closest tide station	Crown Point, Mission Bay, California	3 mi
Second closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California	4 mi
Third closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s	4 mi
Fourth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California	4 mi
Fifth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (2)	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to South Bird Rock:
Closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	98 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	99 mi
Third closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	100 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	100 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	106 mi
Town and city forecasts close to South Bird Rock:
Closest city location	San Diego (United States)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Del Mar (United States)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Coronado (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Solana Beach (United States)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	National City (United States)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to South Bird Rock is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN) in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to South Bird Rock is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.
• General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 42 km (26 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to South Bird Rock and is 111 km (69 miles) away.