Name of Spot

Cardiff Reef

Summary

One of the most known spots in all of San Diego county, the spot consists of three different reef breaks. First is Tippers which is the furherest north of the lagoon, and wave itself tends to be a hollow left with a mushy right. South is Suckouts which is more dangerous due to the shallow reef, but is very hollow. Only for shortboards. Finally in front of the parking lot is the South peak which is much more mellow right peaks riding towards the lagoon. Best during low tide, and can be extremely hard to get out during large winter swells. Summer time tends to be more mellow except for the crowd.

Access

There is a parking lot (pay) directly in front of the break, right of the 101.

Type of Wave

Rivermouth, Reef, Pointbreak

Swell Window

Southwest, West, South

Best wind direction

West

Best Tides for Surfing

Low

Crowd

Mob scene

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Location

Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA, USA

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