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When it works the spot prefers W-WSW groundswell with mid-rising tides producing the peaky shoulders, and an offshore/east breeze cleans the face-at high tide the sand can vanish and waves close out.
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Stone Steps
A tucked-away Encinitas sand-and-boulder beachbreak below a steep stairway that lights up into fast, peaky lefts and rights on the right groundswell days. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Stone Steps in California.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationCalifornia, US
Forecast
- Waves 2-3 ft+
- Period 15 s
- Wind SW 3 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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The steep public stair access makes Stone Steps feel secluded but also limits exits and concentrates local traffic.
Treat the climb and narrow beach at high tide as real access hazards.
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