Del Mar Beach
Del Mar mixes a pocket reef at 11th-15th Streets with shifting beachbreaks, producing hollow lefts on the reef and quick, movable peaks along the main sandbar. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Del Mar Beach in California.
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Best windows: W-NW-SW groundswells with light E offshore winds for clean faces.
Reef prefers mid-low tides below ~4 ft while the main beach often works on mid tides when bars line up.
Lineup Guide
The southern reef between 4th and 15th Streets (notably 11th and 15th) is the local magnet-it pulls in south-to-west energy and gets steeper and faster on dropping tides, while the rest of the beach shifts daily and can produce fun, peaky sandbars.
Respect the local peak and watch for submerged hazards during lower tidal stages.
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