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South Carlsbad State Beach in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. Sometimes crowded. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall South Carlsbad 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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Use this relief map to navigate to United-States - San Diego County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of South Carlsbad State Beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to South Carlsbad State Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Oceanside Pier	0 mi
Second closest break	Terra Mar	1 mi
Third closest break	Ponto	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Camp Pendelton	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Tamarack Avenue	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to South Carlsbad State Beach:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	61 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	104 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	135 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	159 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	166 mi
Tide stations nearest to South Carlsbad State Beach:
Closest tide station	San Clemente, California	21 mi
Second closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California	24 mi
Third closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s	24 mi
Fourth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California	24 mi
Fifth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (2)	24 mi
Ski Resorts closest to South Carlsbad State Beach:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	72 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	74 mi
Third closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	77 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	78 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	83 mi
Town and city forecasts close to South Carlsbad State Beach:
Closest city location	Oceanside (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Carlsbad (United States)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Vista (United States)	8 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bonsall (United States)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lake San Marcos (United States)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to South Carlsbad State Beach is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to South Carlsbad State Beach is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 54 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 57 km (35 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is 70 km (43 miles) away.
• Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to South Carlsbad State Beach and is 71 km (44 miles) away.