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SAN DIEFO COUNTY COAST: CARLSBAD 20’ - 40’ Beg.- Int. Beach entry at SWAMI’S - Ultra-long right reef break in W &
Carlsbad State Beach with sandy and rocky NW swells. Knee-high to double overhead.
CAMP PENDLETON 30’ - 60 Int. - Adv. Boat bottom. Kelp here and there. Gorgonian Best when calm in winter at low to mid tide.
dive(s) off Camp Pendleton to artificial rock coral field near power plant. Good fishing Too popular to be worth it sometimes.
reef at 33019.30’ N, 117031.42’ W (10 NM for halibut, opaleye, jack mackeral, rockfish,
from Oceanside Harbor at 3040 mag head- yellowtail, & bonito. SWAMI’S 15’ - 40’ Beg.- Int. Rocky beach
ing. Horno Canyon & French Canyon kelp entry south of self-realization center at Sea
forests and reefs. Fishes, lobsters. SOUTH CARLSBAD 10’ - 50’ Beg.- Int. Beach Cliff Roadside Park. Shallow reefs and kelp
entry at South Carlsbad State Beach. Kelp with anemones, nudibranchs, gorgonian
OCEANSIDE HARBOR 40’ - 60’ Int. - Adv. south of submarine canyon. Fishing for fans. Kelp forest has lobsters, sheephead,
Artificial Reef # 1 consists of 2000 tons of halibut, sand bass, white croakers, rockfish, calico bass, surf perch, and halibut. Cau-
quarry rock approximately 1.75 NM from and mackerel. tion: Divers avoid Swami’s when surf is up.
harbor entrance at 2020 mag heading. Ar-
tificial Reef #2 consists of 12 piles of quarry LEUCADIA 15’ - 70’+ Beg.- Adv. Beach entry CARDIFF REEF - Good Surfing when Small in
rock(10,000 tons) approx. 2 NM from harbor at South Carlsbad State Beach or Grand- NW or W Swell. Best at 3’ - 8’ when calm at
entrance at 2480 mag heading. Poor visibil- view City Beach. Sandy bottom with rocky low to mid tide, in winter.
ity, but good fishing. patches. Kelp south of Batiguitos Lagoon.
Artificial reef with 10,000 tons of quarry CARDIFF STATE BEACH 20’ - 40’ Beg.- Int.
OCEANSIDE HARBOR - Surf beachbreak rock in 40’ - 80’ of water just north of la- Sandy beach entry by San Elijo Lagoon with
between two jetties in swells from all direc- goon. Lots of fish. reef 1000’+ offshore. Sandy bottom has
tions, year-round. sand sharks, bat rays, sting rays, corbina,
angel sharks, sole, turbot, tube anemones,
and clams. Reef has vermilion rockfish and
lingcod.
