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Photo via Wikimedia (Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, California)
Budget-friendlyBeaches & Coast
Cardiff State Beach
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA
Mellow beach known for beginner surf, tide pools, and the famous "Cardiff Kook" statue nearby.
Free beach; paid lot
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Tides today
Next low tide
1:14 AM
0.3 ft — best for tide pools
Next high tide
7:18 AM
3.2 ft
Predictions from NOAA · La Jolla station