Swami's Beach
Encinitas · San Diego County · California · Swami's SMCA
Visibility Breakdown
Visibility by position
Solid = diver report · outlined = our reading
Break Zone: The range of water where the waves break and sediment is stirred up.
Post Break: The range past where any waves are forming, where the water starts to have a significant increase in visibility. There might be some sediment here, but swell energy is diffused and the water is calmer.
Open Water: This zone is far out enough from the shore that the water is at its clearest. It’s deep enough that sediment is not disturbed by the wave energy at the surface. Haze can sit near the surface, so the water is usually clearer the deeper you go.
Through the day
Today's visibility readings at this spot, shown at the hour each one was taken.
Every bar is a reading for the Post Break zone.
✓ = reading reviewed by hand
auto = reading not yet reviewed by hand
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Coastal Bulletin
About Swami's Beach
Current notices
Why it reads 6–10 ft
Medium confidence
7-Day Forecast
Today is the live headline above. Tomorrow onward is the algorithm's forecast from predicted swell, wind, and rain, updated each morning and at 6 PM Pacific.
Map and parking
Encinitas, CA 92024
A small free lot at the top of the bluff at the foot of K Street, plus street parking on First Street. Spaces fill at dawn on weekends because the surf break is one of the most popular in San Diego.
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About Swami's Beach
Swami's Beach is the sandstone reef point at the south end of Encinitas, in northern San Diego County. The name comes from the Self-Realization Fellowship ashram on the bluff directly above, founded by Swami Paramahansa Yogananda in 1937. A long stairway drops from the bluff to the sand at the foot of the point, where the reef pushes offshore and shapes the surf break that gave the spot its international surf reputation. Swami's State Marine Conservation Area wraps the site, running from Cottonwood Creek in Encinitas south to the Solana Beach city line, and out to the 3-nautical-mile state waters boundary. Pipes lies immediately south inside the same SMCA, and the wider Encinitas beach access at D Street is the next entry to the north.
Species found here
Researched habitat and range candidates. A listed species may be seasonal or depth-limited; this is not a confirmed sighting at this location.
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