San Onofre, California
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San Onofre delivers the kind of mellow walls that make nine-footers purr. These 5 breaks offer long shoulders, patient sections, and enough face to cross-step without rushing.
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Middles is a beach break in San Onofre, CA. It is suited for beginner-intermediate surfers. Watch out for rip currents, pollution.
San Onofre State Beach represents California's surf culture birthplace, the "Waikiki of California" with gentle longboard waves rated 6/10 for consistency but 4/10 for performance.
Trails is a beach break in San Onofre, CA. It is suited for beginner-intermediate surfers. Watch out for rip currents, pollution.
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Break types, wave character, and ideal conditions for mellow log sessions.
**Lower Trestles** stands as California's proving ground for progressive surfing, rated 9/10 for wave quality.
optimal offshore winds from 67° ENE
Best March-October with consistent summer south swells
Middles is a beach break in San Onofre, CA. It is suited for beginner-intermediate surfers. Watch out for rip currents, pollution.
Fickle beach break with lefts and rights that can get hollow but lacks the point structure of Lowers. Shape depends heavily on swell direction and period. Good alternative when Lowers is too crowded.
W-WNW swell with E offshore wind. Works on most tides. Best in fall/winter when west energy fills in—summer SW swells favor Lowers instead.
**San Onofre State Beach** represents California's surf culture birthplace, the "Waikiki of California" with gentle longboard waves rated 6/10 for consistency but 4/10 for performance.
Trails is a beach break in San Onofre, CA. It is suited for beginner-intermediate surfers. Watch out for rip currents, pollution.
Exposed beach break that gets punchy when dual swells combine. Generally uncrowded with shifting peaks. More raw and less groomed than the main San Onofre breaks. Fun on a fish or mid-length.
Combo SSW and WNW swells with E offshore wind. Best on a rising mid-tide. Sept-Oct offers the cleanest conditions before winter onshores dominate.
**Upper Trestles** offers high-performance cobblestone rights, rated 8/10, working best on west to northwest swells (240-315°, center 280°).
offers high-performance cobblestone rights
Best October-March for west/northwest groundswells, though works year-round
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