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Best days are WSW-NW groundswells with light E winds.
The break prefers lower tidal stages for steeper takeoffs but can clean up on mid/high with long-period swell.
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Trinidad State Beach
A pockety Humboldt sandbar behind Trinidad Head that serves up lefts and rights with some push with a sting of rock-strewn consequence. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Trinidad State Beach in California.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationCalifornia, US
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Lineup behavior is shaped by Trinidad Head and the Buddha-like sea stack-enter at the public lot and paddle right of the prominent rock to avoid shallow rocks and local currents.
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