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Surf Break: Torrey Pines State Beach

Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of .

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Overall Torrey Pines 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Torrey Pines State Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cherry Hill	1 mi
Second closest break	North Torrey Pines	2 mi
Third closest break	South Del Mar	2 mi
Fourth closest break	15th St.	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Blacks Beach	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Torrey Pines State Beach:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	55 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	117 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	173 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	177 mi
Tide stations nearest to Torrey Pines State Beach:
Closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California	6 mi
Second closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s	6 mi
Third closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (3)	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California	7 mi
Fifth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (2)	7 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Torrey Pines State Beach:
Closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	88 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	89 mi
Third closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	90 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	90 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	96 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Torrey Pines State Beach:
Closest city location	Del Mar (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Solana Beach (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Encinitas (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rancho Santa Fe (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Diego (United States)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Torrey Pines State Beach is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Torrey Pines State Beach is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 26 km (16 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 30 km (19 miles) away.
• General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 55 km (34 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Torrey Pines State Beach and is 97 km (60 miles) away.