Reef / beach mixture (engineering 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, 17 km reference; retrieved Thu Oct 22, 1:30pm. Station predictions can differ locally.
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A distinct Cardiff-area break recorded by a local contributor for the initial test group.
Also known as Turtles — Cardiff.
About half a mile south of Barnies, straight out from the top of the next stairs down. The top-of-stairs reference is preserved; exact stairway 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: Wave character, peel direction, difficulty, tide response, bottom and size limits need firsthand confirmation. No forecast profile has been inferred.
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 / Turtles
This profile includes newer catalogue edits. Current spot details above take priority over the October 2026 research draft.
Reported swell reference: SW (published Turtles guide; Peter’s takeoff needs local calibration). Reported tide guidance: Not yet established for this takeoff. 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 6.7 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Elevated coastal and beach panorama.
City of Del Mar / HDOnTap · about 7.0 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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PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.
