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Cardiff reef


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Surf Spot Characteristics
    Surf Quality
 wave qualityStandard (means good)
 experienceall surfers
 surf frequencyvery consistent (150 day/year)
    Wave
typereef-rocky
 directionright and left
 bottomflat rocks with sand
 power- fast
- powerless
 normal lengthnormal (50 to 150m)
 good dayvery Long (300 to 500 m)
    Tide, Swell and Wind
 swell direction- NorthWest
 wind direction- East
 swell sizestarts working at less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft
 tide positionall tides
 tide movementrising tide
  Author: Andrew
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Cardiff reef Access
  whoever wrote that the reef is accessible through the campground is correct...but it seems they are confusing the reef proper with Pipes...2 different breaks. The reef is accessible from the lot near the san elijo outlet, Pipes is further north, accessable from the north side of the campground. Very different than the reef. Pipes is mainly a left.
  distancein the city
  walkgood walk (15-30 mn)
  easy to find?easy to find
  public access?public access
  special accessDon't know
    More Details on Surfing
  week crowd ok
week-end crowd ultra crowded
  dangers- pollution
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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.33° 0.90955' N
GPS Long.117° 17.00323' W
PrecisionApproximate
 
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Cardiff reef, United States of America
By cmiehls, 2008-06-30 08:00:00
2nd Day of Shooting
Eric and Derrick dropped out.  Picked up Tony while he was still tripping from EDC, had a fun drive up and caught a lot of fun waves.  Matt was on and Dixon was consistent as usual. Afterwards went to burger place in Encinidas which was rea
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Cardiff reef, United States of America
By Pooface, 2007-01-22 02:39:43
Fun Cardiff
Fun waves although I didn't know the spot well s it was kinda weird, overall, fun..
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Cardiff reef, United States of America
By boardhound, 2007-01-21 06:30:00
The Reef
Not much surf along the coast Cardiff Reef was a lot of fun
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Cardiff reef, United States of America
By Snakfish, 0000-00-00 00:00:00


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Trip: San Diego
By Pooface, From 2007-01-18 to 2007-01-21
Fun little trip to San Diego. Bad waves at home, good waves in San Diego.
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comment by Deango , 2008-08-08 06:34:26

Pollution In The Air Not In The Water
Ok, I keep seeing people commenting about who polluted the water is here with turds and what have you. This is not the case at all. Now I assume you are saying this since it smells really bad there. Well thats because of the lagoon, the ocean can't replenish it very well for some reason, reasons I am not exactly sure. But I know that the water gets very stagnet in there and smells like death. Thats what your smelling and consequently I assume thats why you are complaining that cardiff reef is polluted and has nasty water.

comment by pete pappas, 2006-04-16 06:42:56

down from santa cruz for a conference
6 to 8' faces on thursday afternoon and fun. first time there. kind of like a combo reef/beach break; lot of duck diving to get to the outside. got rights and lefts and the small weekday crowd was friendly, especially since I don't imagine too many spongers ride here. I guess it helps if you have a clue and I do.

comment by eye nearly missing, 2005-12-30 00:16:02

who is that guy?
There is a guy on a longboard,red,who hops and twirls his 9.0,.He isnt happy with one wave every set but needs two or three. If you see him stay clear because its very dangerous to be behind infront or near him.He is easy to spot due to the actuall hoping the board and arms waving up and down. This is no joke.

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