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Best days are mid to high tide on W-SW (occasionally NW) groundswells with light E-NE winds for clean faces.
Crowds and localism spike quickly when the drop is firing.
Surf GuideCalifornia
Big Rock
A shallow, left-hand reef at the foot of Palomar Avenue that throws hollow, high-consequence barrels on west-to-southwest winter groundswell. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Big Rock in California.
Break TypeReef Break
Skill LevelIntermediate - Advanced
LocationCalifornia, US
Forecast
- Waves 2-3 ft+
- Period 15 s
- Wind SW 4 kt
As of:
Tide curve (forecast)
0.8 ftfalling
- Low0.1 ft
- High5.0 ft
- Low1.2 ft
- High5.4 ft
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Sharp reef and a very small take-off zone create a technical, high-risk entry - expect scraped boards and limited exit options.
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