Tamarack Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

4-5FT

Chest to head

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.9FT14s
SSW198º
1.4FT19s
SSW205º
1.2FT9s
W270º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

3KTSW

4kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

5.0FT

Temperature

68°F

spotName Wind & Weather
66ºF

2mm wetsuit

Matt Kibby

North San Diego Forecast

Matt Kibby •

Today

Still nice size off fading swell, largest in the morning. Clean this AM with clouds. Light PM bump.

Dawn-10am: Fading SSW swell, along with a little lingering NW swell, still has widespread surf running waist-chest high in the morning with better breaks far north couty going head-high. Slow fade as the day goes on. Variable to weak onsore wind early for a mostly clean start. Light W wind crumble comes up mid-morning.

Afternoon Outlook: Moderate onshore lump in the afternoon. Manageable but more chatter than the past couple of days. Surf continues to slowly ease.

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Tamarack Surf Guide

Tamarack State Park is located at the foot of Tamarack Avenue, which is nothing more than a parking lot right on the beach. Peaks form just to the north of the small river, which provides enough water movement to create some decent sandbars. Conditions vary greatly here with tide and swell, but it's best with a medium tide and a S swell less than six-feet. While Tamarack doesn't often see perfectly lined-up waves, it does offer plenty of fun, shifting peaks that seem to have some kind of lip to... Read more

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