San Diego's coastline serves up a break for every level, from forgiving beginner sand to reef that rewards the brave.
Tourmaline Surf Park in Pacific Beach and Cardiff Reef up in Encinitas are the friendliest places to find your feet — mellow, forgiving, and rarely crowded at first light. When you're ready to push it, Black's Beach below the La Jolla bluffs delivers the kind of powerful, hollow waves that draw surfers from all over the county.
Local tip
Dawn patrol beats the crowds. Paddle out at first light and you'll have the cleanest conditions of the day mostly to yourself.
Wherever you paddle out, check the tide and swell the night before — San Diego's spots change character completely between a morning low and an afternoon high.
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