Reef break (Peter’s mixed-reef description)
Regional wave height (Hs) · feet · Pacific time. Regional significant wave height is not the height breaking at the beach.
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Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.
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Tide predictions: La Jolla, 18 km reference; retrieved Thu Oct 22, 1:30pm. Station predictions can differ locally.
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A local contributor reports a very long, often slow wave that likes many swell directions but less souths. A core beta-test spot.
Also known as Barney’s · Barneys · Barnys · San Elijo Campgrounds.
About half a mile south of Traps, straight out from the base of the beach stairs. Exact stair set and takeoff await owner placement. Source note: a local contributor — firsthand names, relative locations and descriptions, 20 September 2026. Exact takeoff not placed. Regional assignment is a draft, not a geolocation.
Before paddling out: Peel direction, difficulty, bottom, tide window and size limits have not been established. Slow does not mean beginner-safe. Less favorable south swell does not mean it never works. A dude named Joel, watch out for him!
Access requires owner verification; no private-property permission inferred Owner-placed takeoff; not a survey
Firsthand contribution: Peter Ochabski. Descriptions remain personal observations, not surveyed measurements or validated forecast coefficients.
THE FIELD GUIDE / Barnies
This profile includes newer catalogue edits. Current spot details above take priority over the October 2026 research draft.
Reported swell reference: Many directions work; south is less favorable. Reported tide guidance: Not yet established; Peter’s observation needed. Compare each swell’s direction and period with the actual breaking line. These qualitative descriptions are not calibrated height multipliers or fixed tide cutoffs.
Record the precise section, time, swell components, tide trend and whether the wave connected. Compare those observations with the current catalogue description.
A researched starting point for local refinement. Reported preferences can differ between guides; sand and rock labels inferred from break classifications are not seabed surveys. Forecast data and catalogue coordinates are separate from this editorial research.
HDOnTap · about 6.9 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Elevated coastal and beach panorama.
City of Del Mar / HDOnTap · about 7.2 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
City beach-camera collection at 17th Street with multiple viewing directions.
Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.
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