San Elijo State Beach Current Conditions Summary

San Elijo State Beach in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA is a beach break. Current conditions: 0.9 ft waves, sw 6 mph (onshore), falling → low. Small for this break but conditions look fun — 0.9 ft with manageable wind. San Elijo State Beach is a beach break in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA. San Elijo is a forgiving beach break that produces fun, peeling lefts and rights on sand-bottom peaks. The sandbars shift seasonally, so walk the bluff first to spot where the banks are forming. Works best on a medium incoming tide with a west or northwest swell in the head-high range. When it gets overhead, closeouts become more common and the current picks up significantly. Forecasts are updated every 3 hours using ML-corrected NOAA models with live buoy data from CDIP, NDBC, and IOOS stations.