BEACH & SEA FLOOR GUIDE // San Diego · La JollaAll Levels (Shores = Beginner · Pier = Intermediate)

La Jolla Shores & Scripps Pier · San Diego — Reef Mechanics, Channels & Wind Shadow

San Diego's crown jewel — warm Southern California water, easy parking at Kellogg Park, and rideable sandbar peaks 340 days a year.

FORSIGTIG VED TAKEOFF: STEJLT DROP OVER LAVT VAND. SPRING FRI AF STENENE VED STYRT.
All Levels (Shores = Beginner · Pier = Intermediate) · Max 2.8m
Swell: 0.8m – 2.2m
DØNNINGSVINKEL
WNW / W / SW (235° – 295°)
Angle: 235° – 295°
LÆ FOR VINDEN
E / SE / Manhãs Sem Vento ('Glassy Dawn Patrol') (Offshore)
Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter
BUNDFORHOLD OG DYBDE
100% Smooth La Jolla Sandbar
Submarine-Canyon Focused Beachbreak (Punchy at Pier, Mellow at Shores)
SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS
N (0°)ESW
Swell: 288° (WNW) · Wind: 85° (E)

HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE

Beach & Reef Bottom Profile
MAKSIMAL FLOD: {TIDE}M (2.10m)IDEEL VANDSTAND TIL AT KOMME SIKKERT I VANDET VIA BÅDRAMPEN (0.78M - 1.62M) (0.40m – 1.40m)FORSIGTIG VED TAKEOFF: STEJLT DROP OVER LAVT VAND. SPRING FRI AF STENENE VED STYRT. (WNW / W / SW (235° – 295°))DØNNINGSVINKELBUNDTYPE: SANDBUND (STRANDBREAK)ADGANG TIL VANDETLAVVANDE: PAS PÅ GLATTE STEN VED IND- OG UDGANG (UNDER 0.78M)

Bølgens Opførsel (Sandbund (Strandbreak)): Langperiodiske dønninger (14s+) brydes med det samme mod den undersøiske vulkanske sokkel og samler 55 kJ bølgeenergi i takeoff-zonen, mens bølgen ruller rent. Den tilstødende kanal leder vandet væk uden at trække surfere ind i nedslagszonen.

1. GYLDEN REGEL FOR IND- OG UDGANG

Beginners should paddle out south at La Jolla Shores where the submarine canyon mellows the swell; intermediates/advanced surfers head right to the Scripps Pier pilings where canyon refraction amplifies A-frame peaks.

Maksimal Flod: {tide}m: 2.10m•Laveste Ebbe: {tide}m: 0.40m
2. LOKALE RISICI I VANDET
  • •Do the 'Stingray Shuffle' when walking into warm shallow sand
  • •Keep a safe buffer from the concrete Scripps Pier pilings

EXPLORE TECHNICAL DOSSIERS FOR OTHER SPOTS (ALL 19 SPOTS)

19 Monitored Spots