Best Surf Beaches in Encinitas

Cardiff Reef offers North San Diego County's best longboarding experience rated 7/10. This grass-covered flat reef produces quarter-mile rides over mellow, mushy waves ideal for multi-generational families.

Swami's ranks among Southern California's premier right pointbreaks, rated 9/10. This reef/point break under Self-Realization Fellowship's golden domes receives west swells (240-310°, center 270°) with east offshore winds (90°) optimal.

D Street is a beach break in Encinitas, CA. It is suited for beginner-intermediate surfers. Watch out for rip currents, pollution.

Beacons is a reef break in Encinitas, CA. It is best suited for intermediate surfers. Watch out for rip currents, rocks, sea urchins, pollution.

Grandview provides beginner-friendly Leucadia beachbreak rated 6/10. Rock bottom covered by sand creates inside beachbreak and outside reef breaks.

Moonlight State Beach is a beach break in Encinitas, CA. It is suited for beginner-intermediate surfers. Watch out for rip currents, pollution.