Beacons Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(San Diego County, USA)
Beacons Spot ID
Type: beach and reef
Reliability: very consistent
Best: Swell W | Wind E
Sea Temperature Today is: 15.4 °C
| Fri | Sat | |||
| 8PM | 11PM | 2AM | 5AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 W |
 W |
 W |
 W |
| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
glass | cross | cross |
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Beacons in San Diego County is an exposed beach and reef break that has very consistent surf and works all around the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights as well as a right hand reef break.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Carlsbad, 5 km from Beacons.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Beacons Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Carlsbad, 4 km from Beacons.
calm km/h |  dry | Air temperature 13 °C |
Buoy Data:
At Oceanside Offshore, CA, 9 miles from Beacons.
| 6PM | 7PM | 8PM | 9PM | |
| Data Age | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr | 0 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Overall Beacons Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to CAL - San Diego County surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Beacons
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Beacons:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Beacons:
- Closest wave buoy9 mi
- Second closest wave buoy10 mi
- Third closest wave buoy13 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy17 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy17 mi
Tide stations nearest to Beacons:
- Closest tide stationCarlsbad3 mi
- Second closest tide stationOceanside7 mi
- Third closest tide stationSolana Beach9 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationLa Jolla, Scripps Pier17 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationCrown Point, Mission Bay24 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Beacons is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Beacons is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 44 km (27 miles) away.
- Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away.
- General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 72 km (45 miles) away.
- John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Beacons and is 80 km (50 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Beacons, CAL - San Diego County. Use the tab navigation above to view Beacons sea temperature, Beacons photographs, Beacons detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Beacons webcams, current wind from CAL - San Diego County live weather stations and Beacons tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Beacons.
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