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Stone Steps in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Ideal winds are from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here.

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Overall Stone Steps 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 Stone Steps:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Beacons	1 mi
Second closest break	D Street	1 mi
Third closest break	Moonlight Beach	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Grandview	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Leucadia	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Stone Steps:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	59 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	109 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	165 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	171 mi
Tide stations nearest to Stone Steps:
Closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California	17 mi
Second closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s	17 mi
Third closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California	17 mi
Fourth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (2)	17 mi
Fifth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (3)	17 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Stone Steps:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	79 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	79 mi
Third closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	81 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	82 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	88 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Stone Steps:
Closest city location	Carlsbad (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Encinitas (United States)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Lake San Marcos (United States)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Oceanside (United States)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Solana Beach (United States)	8 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Stone Steps is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Stone Steps is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 43 km (27 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 71 km (44 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Stone Steps and is 81 km (50 miles) away.