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Beacon’s

Leucadia · San Diego, United States · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 06:20 · Sunset 16:49

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Reading the ocean.

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Spot intelligence.

Beacon's can offer defined peaks but remains sensitive to bank position, crowd and the daily onshore wind. The profile is calibrated without pretending the sand is static.

Profile source · Official San Diego Encinitas guide
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Profile geometry

Swell axis WSW · 255°

Offshore wind from ENE · Intermediate profile

Wave

Peaky left + right beachbreak with rock influence

Shifting sand banks with occasional rock influence

Swell window

W–SW

0.6–2.3 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

E–NE offshore · early

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Moving mid tide · bank dependent

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Beacon’s is defined by peaky left + right beachbreak with rock influence over shifting sand banks with occasional rock influence. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

W–SW swell, e–ne offshore · early and moving mid tide · bank dependent form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR treats 0.6–2.3 m as a working range, not a guarantee of breaking-wave size.

Lineup read

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to strong rip currents, heavy shorebreak, shifting banks. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Strong rip currentsHeavy shorebreakShifting banksBluff access
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

Intermediate. Works best with W–SW swell.

Timing

E–NE offshore · early

Moving mid tide · bank dependent. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.