Clean conditions with some nice high tide lines. Waist to chest high surf struggling against the tide but still managing to give up some good looking walls. Light wind out of the west with smooth sea surface conditions. Sets are going shoulder high. 4.2 tide right now. Flowing out to a 1.3 low at 5 pm. About 10 people out.

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Gary

Spin cycle! Large, lumpy lumbering wave action this morning. And a 6.0 high tide to top it off. Head to overhead; shapeless and shifting peaks with no lulls. Tons of white water. Some people out but no surfing going on to speak of. Short story: it's a mess. A -0.2 tide shows up at 4:30pm. Spring break for some so the beach is just packed with people. None of whom are equipped for this wave action and strong southerly currents.

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Gary

Moderate NW winds (9mph) have put a significant bump and chunk on the water. Whitecaps here and there. Surf is all crossed up and in the chest to head high range. There are 4 guys out giving it a go on the sandbars in front of the grass area. Short, dumpy rides with an unhappy ending. Just past a 5.5 high tide. A -0.2 low tide at 1pm.

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Gary

Sunny skies, mild temps and lots of surf. Same W swell combo giving us shoulder to head high stuff; going + on the sets. Somewhat walled up due to swell direction but if you know the reef contours you can whirl in to a big fat corner and get a decent ride. Set waves are tightly packed so don't take the first one. Just coming off a 5.1 high tide, reaching a 0.2 low at 12:30pm. Glassy sea surface conditions with no wind. About 6 people out.

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Gary

Medium period west swell spinning off waist to chest high surf. Somewhat walled up but there are some corners about. Glassy sea surface conditions. Freshening SW breeze. Very unhealthy water quality; 11 on a scale of 1-10. Clearing skies with rainbows. Medium tide on the way out to a 0.6 low at noon. Next high will be at 6:30pm (3.4 feet). About 10 people out.

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Gary

A rainbow smudge with a mix of swells in the water. Main muscle is from a large 12 second WNW swell with a smaller, shorter period S swell providing reinforcement. Surf is in the 7-10 foot zone and all over the place. Larger sets. Sea surface is smooth and winds are very light. Medium dropping tide going to a 1.6 low at 10am then back up to a 2.8 high at 4pm. No one out.

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Gary

Batten down the hatches! All hands on deck! Rising seas; SSE winds at 14mph and torrential rain on the horizon. 6 foot+ storm surf; due to double that later today. Tide is falling (1.8@8am). A 3.0 high tide at 1:30pm. Stormy sea surface conditions and no one out.

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Gary

Bright, sunny and cold. Much larger crowd than yesterday enjoying some chest to shoulder (somewhat inconsistent) high surf. Best just south of the reef. Calm winds and smooth sea surface conditions. Major fog bank lurking just offshore. 1.9 low tide right now. Filling in to a 3.6 high at 12 noon. About 30 people out.

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Gary

Cold, damp and foggy. Smallish WNW swell with some inconsistent waist to chest high surf. Slow and mushy overall but shape is pretty good. Sets are just about shoulder height with better overall shape and form. Light NE breeze with a smooth sea surface. Low tide now but on the rise to 4.3 feet at 11:30am. 0.9 foot low at 4:45pm. Very light crowd; only 3 people out.

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Gary

6.8 high tide right now. No beach and the white water is running up the ramp. There is a westerly swell running that's kicking out some waist high surf. But the tide has sucked the life from it. And then there's the issue water quality; it's bad. Not only in terms of microbiological contaminants but physical hazards as well; tree stumps, limbs and the like. Glassy sea surface; no wind with air temps in the low 60's. Low tide at 2pm of -1.5 feet. Lots and lots of beach real estate for your afternoon walk.

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Gary

Whoa!! It's large; very large. Massive, 8-10 foot set waves washing through the lineup this morning. The tide is right and there are some select corners to be had. Get the right one in the right place and your going to get a left that goes on forever. The wrong one; you get pitched. Major arm burn getting out; long boarders are not having much luck; gotta be able to duck dive this morning. No wind, smooth sea surface. Tide is low and still falling (1.4@ 8:30am). High tide of 3.5 at 2pm. About 30 people out.

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Gary

Shoulder to head high on a walled up, mostly closing out west swell. There are a few bright spots just south of the reef but the low tide and swell direction is overwhelming the reef line ups. And the sandbars at Tres Palms. A cold morning with air temps in the mid 40's, water temps in the high 50's and cloud cover obscuring the sun. A 4.1 high tide around 12:30pm then a 0.9 low at 7pm. Light NE breeze with a smooth sea surface. About 25 people out.
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Gary

Shoulda been here yesterday. It's as foggy today as it was bright and clear yesterday. Can't see anything but the ankle high shore break. Low tide. High tide of 4.8 at 11:30am. No wind. Air temps in mid 40's and as far as I can tell, no one is out.


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Gary

Beautiful day with some nice waist high surf. Not very consistent but the 3 wave sets are putting out some classic Southern California summer surf in winter. Tide is still rising and will top out at 5.5 feet at 11am. Next low tide of -0.5 feet will show up around 5:15pm. No wind, glassy sea surface and only about 15 people out. If you're thinking of playing hooky from work or school, today's the day.

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Gary

I know, I know, it's been a while since I posted a surf report. But I found it difficult to do a surf report for Del Mar while being in Antarctica for the last two weeks. Not to mention that there was no internet access; a blessing and a curse.

Anyway, the surf is struggling this morning to make a showing through the high tide although there are some waist high sets now and then. And I was just informed by a usually reliable source that "...it's better than it looks...".

6.0 high tide at 10am then ebbing back out to -0.5 at 5pm. 10 people out.


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Gary

A jumbled mess. Waist to chest high and larger sets. Contamination from yesterday's rain is pegging the water quality meter well into the red zone. Lumpy sea surface with lots of flotsam on the inside (see video). No wind. About 6 people out. Tide is high and still rising. Will max out at 6.7feet at 9:30am. Low tide of -1.2 feet at 4:30pm.

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Gary

Big, consistent and....still contaminated. Shoulder to head high, going overhead on best set waves. Shape is marginal; lined up and beginning to mush out a bit. Period is short so there are lots of double ups. Sea surface is smooth with light SE breezes. Air temps in lower 50's and water temps in the high 50's. High tide and still rising; will max out at 7.4 feet at 8:30am. A low tide of -1.8 at 3:30pm. 6 people out.

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Gary

King tide with very clean conditions. The water, however, is swamped with contaminated urban runoff. Too bad because despite the 7.4 tide the waist to chest high surf looks very very good. Especially at 17th street. Moderate SE winds with some texture on the water. The run up on the sets is licking the base of the ramp. 2 people out at 17th street; no one at the reef.

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Gary

Mixed up, sorta confused and definitely dirty. Predominantly westerly short period windswell this morning. Mostly waist high, maybe belly up. Slow, crumbly with no shape. Jumbled up sea surface with some light swirling easterly breezes. Medium tide that is on its way out to a 1.4 foot low at 10:15am. High tide worms its way back in at 4pm (3.6 feet). No one out but there are a few thinking about it; the urban vomit patrol I call them.

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Gary

Clean little low tide lines. Some shapely knee to waist high surf rolling in this morning. Light mist so runoff hasn't started yet but as the rain picks up and lingers for the rest of the day those clean lines will turn dirty. Other than that, good conditions with moderate off shore breezes. 2.0 low tide at 8:45 am then flowing in to a 3.8 high tide at 2:15pm. 4 people out.

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Gary

Calf to knee high dribblers with perfect conditions. Glassy sea surface, no wind, bright sunny skies. Considering the almost total lack of surf it's surprising to see upwards of 20 people in the water.

The water is crystal clear and if it wasn't so cold it would be a perfect snorkeling day. Kayaking might be fun though.

High tide will peak at 4.3 feet at 12:30pm. Low tide (0.7) will show up at 7:30pm.

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Gary

Perfect tide (2.4 feet), light offshore breeze, clean water and clean conditions. Small yet nicely shaped surf this morning; knee to thigh high range. Haven't seen a set yet but the one person in the water is sitting pretty far out. But for the amount of people in the line up (zero now) it's probably worth a go. Smooth sea surface; air temp in the low 50's and water temps about what you would expect for this time of year. Tide will slowly flow in to a 5.0 high at 11:30am and then back out to a 0.3 foot low at 6:30pm.

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Gary

Grey day. Knee to waist high surf. Short period west windswell; polluted water. Chunky sea surface conditions. No one out. Low tide, rising to a 5.5 high at 11am. Low tides in late afternoon so a beach walk may be in order.

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Gary