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Scripps Pier South Side

A friendly La Jolla beachbreak that peels both lefts and rights around the pier-south side sandbars punch harder after winter WNW pulses. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Scripps Pier South Side in California.

Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationCalifornia, US
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Works best on W-WNW groundswells with E-SE winds offshore/sideshore and mid-to-rising tides.

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South-side sandbars by the pier concentrate peaks and can offer faster, more hollow sections than the rest of the beach, so expect heavier takeoffs when a winter WNW pulse reshapes the banks.

Expect crowds near the pier that diffuse south toward La Jolla Shores.

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