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Surf Break: Trails - San Onofre State Beach

Trails - San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include .

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Overall Trails - San Onofre 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 Trails - San Onofre State Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	San Onofre	1 mi
Second closest break	Church	1 mi
Third closest break	Trestles (Lowers)	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Trestles (Uppers)	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Cottons Point	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Trails - San Onofre State Beach:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	67 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	91 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	132 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	145 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	154 mi
Tide stations nearest to Trails - San Onofre State Beach:
Closest tide station	San Clemente, California	5 mi
Second closest tide station	Newport Beach, Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar	25 mi
Third closest tide station	Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar, California	25 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, California	25 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar, California (2	25 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Trails - San Onofre State Beach:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	58 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	66 mi
Third closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	70 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	71 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	71 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Trails - San Onofre State Beach:
Closest city location	San Clemente (United States)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Dana Point (United States)	11 mi
Third closest city location	San Juan Capistrano (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Laguna Niguel (United States)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Oceanside (United States)	16 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Trails - San Onofre State Beach is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Trails - San Onofre State Beach is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is March Arb (Riverside) Airport (RIV) in USA, 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Riverside Muni Airport (RAL) in USA is 66 km (41 miles) away.
• Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Trails - San Onofre State Beach and is 67 km (42 miles) away.