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Photo via Wikimedia (Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, California)
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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
5:12 AM
-1.8 ft — best for tide pools
Next high tide
9:45 PM
7 ft
Predictions from NOAA · La Jolla station