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WARM WATER JETTY: Located ENCINITAS BEACH: Located at the go when it gets huge & unruly every-
in Carlsbad State Beach in front of County Park. This is a shifty beach- where else. Best Season: Winter. Swell
the huge Encina power plant, it has break, with rights and lefts, but it has Direction: West, Northwest. Size
scattered beachbreaks with shifting a reef style. Intermediate. 2’-12’. Tide: Low - Medium. Wind:
sandbars. Intermediate. MOONLIGHT STATE BEACH: None, East. Bottom: Reef. Rating:
PONTO: An occasional good beach- Moonlight features more hanging out Advanced.
break breaking next to a set of jetties. and partying than surf. It is a typical CARDIFF CAMPGROUND: The
It is located where Batiquitos Lagoon sandy beach break. Intermediate. campground area features at least a
meets the ocean. Intermediate. D STREET: A wave magnet. Rippable half-dozen great little reef breaks.
GRANDVIEW (LEUCADIA STATE beachbreak with occasional sections Not as spectacular as Swami’s, but
BEACH): Constantly changing mix- to bash. Intermediate. to beat the crowds a bit & still get
tures of rock & sand are the ingredi- SWAMI’S: Swami’s is a spectacular your surfing fix, try (from North
ents to surfing in Leucadia. The most right reef point with unlimited pos- to South), DABBER, BROWN
recognized spot is BEACONS offer- sibilities. Unfortunately, because of HOUSE, PIPES, TRAPS, TURTLES,
ing two main peaks & a rare, “aloha” its high quality it is arguably the most BARNY’S, 85’s, & TIPPERS. Spend
atmosphere. Leucadia is far north crowded break in San Diego County the night. Rating: Int. to Adv.
enough to be exposed to all swell as well. It’s a somewhat localized spot SUCKOUTS: Fifty yards north of
directions but like most other spots so don’t expect to paddle out and Cardiff is another peak called Suck-
in San Diego County a northwest hits grab the set of the day. Be patient and outs. The name says it all as “Suck-
here better. Offshore kelp beds help look for the insiders, which line up outs” is a dredging barrel which pre-
keep it glassy long after other spots and race along the edge of a beautiful fers a lower tide. Whether you decide
are blown out. Best Season: Winter. rock reef, and you’ll still leave with a to go left or right you’re bound to
Direction: W, NW. Size 2’-8’. Tide: smile on your face. Capable of han- catch a few good ones. Advanced.
Low - Medium. Wind: E. Bottom: dling any size, Swami’s is the place to
Reef, Sand. Intermediate.
